Basketball Recap: Randolph Southern Rebels vs. Cowan Blackhawks
Randolph Southern put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Cowan Blackhawks to the tune of 61-28. Fans of the Rebels have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Randolph Southern was led to victory by Aubrey Mills and Haileigh Allen. Mills dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 steals, while Allen almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine steals. Allen's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Tarissa Watson was another key player, scoring seven points along with two steals.
Randolph Southern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Cowan lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Savannah Hall, who had five points plus eight rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Madison Norris, who had nine points.
Randolph Southern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Cowan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Randolph Southern and Cowan's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Randolph Southern and Monroe Central (who has only given up 25.5 points per game) will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Randolph Southern's defense has only allowed 22.4 points per game this season, so Cowan's offense will have their work cut out for them. Similarly, Cowan will challenge Eastern Hancock at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, a team that's only allowed 28.4 points per game. Randolph Southern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season.
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