Preview: Waite Indians vs. Anthony Wayne Generals
The Waite Indians are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Anthony Wayne Generals at 1:00 p.m. on February 24th. Waite will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 766th, while Anthony Wayne is ranked fifth).
Two weeks ago, Waite took a serious blow against Bowsher, falling 60-10. Waite has not had much luck with Bowsher recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Anthony Wayne had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Thursday. They blew past Northview 63-34 at home. Anthony Wayne has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 22 points or more this season.
Anthony Wayne relied on the efforts of Brooke Bender, who scored 20 points along with four steals, and Elise Bender, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Bender hasn't dropped below 19 points for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Tatum Roder, who scored eight points.
Waite has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season. As for Anthony Wayne, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2.
Waite took a serious blow against Anthony Wayne when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 77-7. Can Waite avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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