Basketball Preview: Southern Wells Raiders vs. Eastbrook Panthers
The Southern Wells Raiders will face off against the Eastbrook Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Wells is looking for their season's first victory.
Southern Wells is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Adams Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern Wells had to suffer through a 68-27 loss at the hands of Adams Central.
Southern Wells got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Joshua Aulbach and
Landon Johnson, who each put up six points. Aulbach also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Wyatt Yoder took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eastbrook, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 51-20 win over Elwood. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-4.
Eastbrook relied on the efforts of Jayden Younce, who went 5 for 10 en route to 17 points, and Reid Aupperle, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakai Luthy, who had six points.
Eastbrook smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Southern Wells' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Eastbrook, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southern Wells has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Eastbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southern Wells couldn't quite finish off Eastbrook in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 49-46. Can Southern Wells avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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