Basketball Game Preview: Au Gres-Sims Wolverines vs. All Saints Central Cougars

By Team Reports Mar 8, 2024, 2:21am

Preview: Au Gres-Sims Wolverines vs. All Saints Central Cougars

Au Gres-Sims is 0-9 against All Saints Central since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Au Gres-Sims Wolverines will square off against the All Saints Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

With a playoff game on the line, Au Gres-Sims rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 35-32 victory over the Eagles. The win was nothing new for Au Gres-Sims as they're now sitting on five straight.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Au Gres-Sims to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophie Fox, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and four blocks. Fox hasn't dropped below three blocks for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Analeis Ming, who scored ten points along with five steals.

Meanwhile, All Saints Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Calvary Baptist Academy 30-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for All Saints Central.

Au Gres-Sims is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for All Saints Central, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.

Au Gres-Sims couldn't quite finish off All Saints Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 24-21. Can Au Gres-Sims avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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