Basketball Preview: Henry-Senachwine Mallards vs. Seneca Fighting Irish
Henry-Senachwine hasn't had much luck against Seneca recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Henry-Senachwine Mallards are taking a road trip to face off against the Seneca Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Henry-Senachwine focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Monday.
Henry-Senachwine is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Marquette on Monday. Henry-Senachwine fell 48-40 to Marquette. The Mallards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kaitlyn Anderson, who earned 11 points plus eight rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Harbison, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Henry-Senachwine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Seneca didn't have too much trouble with Putnam County on Monday as they won 53-35. The Fighting Irish pushed the score to 39-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
The victory made it two in a row for Seneca and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Henry-Senachwine, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Henry-Senachwine was dealt a bruising 57-30 loss at the hands of Seneca in their previous matchup back in January. Can Henry-Senachwine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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