Preview: Spalding Jaguars vs. Whitewater Wildcats
Spalding is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Whitewater is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spalding Jaguars will take on the Whitewater Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Spalding's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Spalding had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 69-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Spalding's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Curt Clark led the charge by scoring 21 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Clark hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Bahji Daniel was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Bainbridge scored an imposing 60 points on Wednesday, Whitewater still came out on top. Whitewater escaped with a win against Bainbridge by the margin of a single free throw, 61-60.
Spalding is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Whitewater, their victory bumped their record up to 18-11.
Spalding beat Whitewater 66-55 in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Will Spalding repeat their success, or does Whitewater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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