Preview: Dansville Aggies vs. Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates
Dansville is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pewamo-Westphalia is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dansville Aggies will take on the Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dansville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Dansville didn't have too much trouble with Saranac on the road as they won 45-28. Given Dansville's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Saranac is ranked 554th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
megan zeitz was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Dansville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reeghan Griffith, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Pewamo-Westphalia had to settle for a 37-35 loss against Fowler on Wednesday. Pewamo-Westphalia has struggled against Fowler recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Dansville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Pewamo-Westphalia, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Dansville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Pewamo-Westphalia in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 44-40 victory. Does Dansville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pewamo-Westphalia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.