Preview: Buckeye Bucks vs. Normandy Invaders
The Buckeye Bucks will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Normandy Invaders at 7:00 p.m. on December 20th. Hopefully Buckeye focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 41 on Wednesday.
Buckeye struggled with offensive rebounds on Wednesday (Holy Name had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Buckeye was dealt a 54-8 loss at the hands of Holy Name.
Buckeye got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Ellen Steppenbacker and
Kelsey Metter, who each put up four points.
Tami Chovancova took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with an assist.
Meanwhile, Normandy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They walked away with a 53-42 win over Holy Name. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Normandy.
Buckeye's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-8. As for Normandy, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Buckeye ended up a good deal behind Normandy when the teams last played back in January, losing 53-38. Can Buckeye avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
