Basketball Preview: South Vermillion Wildcats vs. Riverton Parke Panthers
South Vermillion and Riverton Parke are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The South Vermillion Wildcats will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Riverton Parke Panthers at 6:00 p.m. South Vermillion hasn't scored more than nine points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
South Vermillion is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Parke Heritage on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Vermillion had to suffer through a 69-7 loss at the hands of Parke Heritage.
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke lost to North Vermillion on the road by a 50-31 margin on Thursday.
The losing side was boosted by Kenzie Nowicki, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nowicki is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Corinne Loomis, who earned eight points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
South Vermillion's record is now 0-3. As for Riverton Parke, their record now sits at 2-2.
South Vermillion was taken down by Riverton Parke 56-20 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverton Parke's Haylee Mathas, who went 7 for 11 en route to 23 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Now that South Vermillion 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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