Basketball Preview: Webber Trojans vs. Farina South Central Cougars
The Webber Trojans will challenge the Farina South Central Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Webber will be strutting in after a victory while Farina South Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Webber will head into Tuesday's contest after some sweet revenge against Pope County: Webber couldn't quite topple Pope County on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 36-point loss they took when the two last played. Everything went Webber's way against Pope County as Webber made off with a 55-29 win. The match marked the Trojans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Webber's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lydia Hulbert led the charge by going 5 for 11 en route to 11 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Chloe King, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks.
Webber smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pope County only pulled down eight.
Meanwhile, Farina South Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 69-17 loss at the hands of Brownstown. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Webber's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Farina South Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Webber was taken down by Farina South Central 63-26 when the teams last played back in February. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Webber was down 35-12.
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