Basketball Preview: Black River Pirates vs. Keystone Wildcats
Black River hasn't had much luck against Keystone recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Black River Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Keystone Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Black River focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Friday.
Black River is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 85-53 loss at the hands of Columbia. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly 32 points.
Despite the loss, Black River got top-tier performance from Zane Bungard, who went 6 for 10 en route to 12 points plus seven rebounds and five blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Varney, who scored seven points along with six assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, Keystone put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 78-67 win over Western Reserve.
Keystone found their leader in freshman Colt Cowling, who went 12 for 21 en route to 27 points plus six assists and five rebounds. The contest was Cowling's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Emory Fedor, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Keystone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Black River's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Keystone, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Black River came up short against Keystone when the teams last played back in January, falling 57-48. Can Black River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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