Basketball Preview: Silver Creek Dragons vs. Gibson Southern Titans
The Silver Creek Dragons will face off against the Gibson Southern Titans at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Silver Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat North Harrison 64-23. The Dragons' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with an 80-69 win over the Tigers.
Gibson Southern's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Paige Schnaus, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Schnaus continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Spink, who went 7 for 17 en route to 26 points plus five rebounds.
Gibson Southern was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only racked up seven.
Silver Creek's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Gibson Southern, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Silver Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Gibson Southern when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 70-65 victory. Does Silver Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gibson Southern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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