Basketball Preview: Clear Falls Knights vs. Deer Park Deer
The Clear Falls Knights will square off against the Deer Park Deer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Clear Falls focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Clear Falls came up short against Iowa Colony and fell 51-40. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 11-7 in the first quarter.
Clear Falls' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kyndall King, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and four steals, and Gabrielle Shepherd, who earned ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Deer Park made easy work of Splendora on Friday and carried off a 42-18 win.
Shelby Tortorici continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 12 points along with five assists and three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Ripley, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Deer Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Clear Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Clear Falls has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Deer Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Clear Falls didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Deer Park in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 43-37 victory. Will Clear Falls repeat their success, or does Deer Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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