Preview: Washburn Rural Blues vs. Derby Panthers
The Washburn Rural Blues's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Derby Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on March 8th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Washburn Rural had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 50-43 victory over the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Derby waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins but they left with six. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 48-47 victory over Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Destiny Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 11 points along with six assists and four steals. Madison Smith was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Washburn Rural is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Derby, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Washburn Rural strolled past Derby in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a score of 40-23. Will Washburn Rural repeat their success, or does Derby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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