Basketball Preview: Madison-Grant Argylls vs. Wabash Apaches
Madison-Grant is 1-8 against Wabash since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Madison-Grant Argylls will host the Wabash Apaches at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Madison-Grant focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Friday.
Madison-Grant is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 58-14 loss at the hands of Oak Hill. The Argylls were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-5.
Marlie Nieman was Madison-Grant's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Grace Wood held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Georgia Mitchell took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Wabash entered their tilt with Pioneer on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 62-38 margin over the Panthers.
Kaitlynn Honeycutt was her usual excellent self, going 8 for 13 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. That's the most assists she has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Anna Daughtry, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points plus six assists and five steals.
Wabash pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Madison-Grant, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Madison-Grant has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Wabash struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Madison-Grant lost to Wabash at home by a decisive 69-52 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Honeycutt, who went 13 for 23 en route to 32 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Now that Madison-Grant knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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