Preview: Bayard Tigers vs. Perkins County Plainsmen
Bayard is 4-0 against Perkins County since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bayard Tigers will be playing at home against the Perkins County Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bayard can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Maxwell 55-30. Winning may never get old, but Bayard sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Bayard had a senior duo take command as Joslyn Shay hopkins scored 19 points along with seven steals and five rebounds and Lexi Fiscus scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Shay hopkins hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Norman, who scored seven points along with three steals and two blocks.
Perkins County has not done well against St. Patrick's recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Perkins County managed a 41-35 victory over St. Patrick's. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Perkins County.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Perkins County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Katie Cook, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds. Libby Cole was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Bayard is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Perkins County, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Bayard have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Perkins County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for Bayard against Perkins County in their previous meeting last Tuesday as the squad secured a 60-31 win. Will Bayard repeat their success, or does Perkins County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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