Preview: Parkersburg Big Reds vs. Hurricane Redskins
Parkersburg is 10-0 against Hurricane since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Parkersburg Big Reds will be playing at home against the Hurricane Redskins at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Parkersburg's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
Last Saturday, Parkersburg faced Huntington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Parkersburg walked away with a 68-61 win over Huntington. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Trinity Balog continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Parkersburg's points. Audriana Medina was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Hurricane over Riverside in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hurricane blew Riverside out of the water with a 58-25 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-11.
Hurricane's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alexandra Anderson, who scored 17 points along with four steals, and Kendall Anderson, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 17 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Quijano, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Parkersburg is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Hurricane, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-12.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Parkersburg have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hurricane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for Parkersburg against Hurricane when the teams last played back in January as the team secured a 86-52 victory. Does Parkersburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hurricane turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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