Preview: Wray Eagles vs. Akron Rams
Wray is 8-2 against Akron since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wray Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Akron Rams at 12:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wray has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Akron will arrive with three straight wins.
Wray struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (Wiggins had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Wray was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to Wiggins.
The losing side was boosted by Dori Saffer, who scored 14 points along with six steals and five rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Gillham, who scored eight points.
Akron has not done well against Holyoke recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Akron blew past Holyoke 59-38. Given Akron's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Holyoke is ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Akron got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kinsey Grauer out in front who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kashlee Randel, who scored 13 points.
Wray dropped their record down to 8-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Akron, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Wray have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Akron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wray was taken down by Akron 54-23 in their previous matchup back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wray was down 32-10.
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