Basketball Preview: Attica Red Ramblers vs. Westville Tigers
The Attica Red Ramblers will square off against the Westville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Attica will head out to face Westville after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Attica took a 44-27 bruising from Fountain Central. The Red Ramblers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Westville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 39-31.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lani Gondzur, who had 13 points along with three steals. Gondzur has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gwen Bennett, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Westville 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 eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
The victory got Westville back to even at 4-4. As for Attica, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Attica took their win against Westville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 49-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Attica since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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