Preview: Montgomery County Wildcats vs. North Callaway Thunderbirds
Montgomery County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the North Callaway Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Montgomery County came up short against St. James and fell 63-53.
Meanwhile, North Callaway pushed their score all the way to 56 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 69-56 to Hermann. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), North Callaway still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Riley Blevins, who scored 16 points along with six assists. Another player making a difference was Kymorie Myers, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Montgomery County's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5. As for North Callaway, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.
Montgomery County strolled past North Callaway when the teams last played back in January by a score of 61-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Callaway's Natalie Shryock, who scored 26 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Montgomery County still be able to contain Shryock? There's only one way to find out.
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