Basketball Preview: Unioto Shermans vs. Adena Warriors
The Unioto Shermans will face off against the Adena Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Unioto comes in on three and Adena on five.
Unioto is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Westfall 87-29 on Wednesday. The Shermans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Milee Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 37 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Unioto's points. Another player making a difference was Mya Hamilton, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Unioto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Adena won against Fairfield on Monday with 47 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Everything went Adena's way against Paint Valley as Adena made off with a 47-25 win. The contest marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Adena's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Unioto, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Unioto was able to grind out a solid win over Adena when the teams last played back in January, winning 62-49. Will Unioto repeat their success, or does Adena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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