Basketball Preview: Argos Dragons vs. North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays
The Argos Dragons will face off against the North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Argos focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Argos finally turned things around against Bethany Christian on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bruins as they made off with a 56-30 victory. The matchup marked the Dragons' most dominant win of the season so far.
Argos' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Morgyn Barcus led the charge by going 6 for 13 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Barcus a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Ellie Bollenbacher, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Argos was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Judson-San Pierre had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Cherokees by a score of 52-44.
North Judson-San Pierre's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Argos, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Argos came up short against North Judson-San Pierre when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 60-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Judson-San Pierre's Kyleigh Lehiy, who dropped a triple-double on 24 points, 13 rebounds, and ten steals. Now that Argos knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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