Preview: Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers vs. Pender Pendragons
Bancroft-Rosalie is 1-6 against Pender since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Pender Pendragons at 9:00 a.m. on February 29th. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After only 19 points in their last game, Bancroft-Rosalie made sure to put some points up on the board against Johnson-Brock on Friday. Bancroft-Rosalie sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 65-63 victory over Johnson-Brock.
Bancroft-Rosalie's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Samryn Dick, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, and Makenna James, who scored 11 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Addison James, who scored nine points along with five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Pender stacked a 21st blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They breezed by Sandy Creek at home to the tune of 65-31. The victory was nothing new for Pender as they're now sitting on five straight.
Avery Wegner continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Hadley Walsh was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Bancroft-Rosalie is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Pender, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-1.
Thursday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Bancroft-Rosalie have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Pender struggles in that department as they've drained 47.4% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bancroft-Rosalie took a serious blow against Pender in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 51-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pender's Madalyn Dolliver, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Bancroft-Rosalie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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