Basketball Preview: Italy Gladiators vs. Savoy Cardinals
The Italy Gladiators will take on the Savoy Cardinals in a tournament on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Italy sitting on four straight victories and Savoy on five.
While Italy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 55-26 win over McGregor. The Gladiators pushed the score to 42-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Italy's win on Monday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landry Janek, who had seven points along with 11 rebounds and four steals. Janek is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Box, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points.
Italy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Savoy hadn't done well against Boles recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Savoy beat Boles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 34-32. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Italy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Savoy, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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