Basketball Preview: Guilford Vikings vs. Hononegah Indians
Guilford hasn't had much luck against Hononegah recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Guilford Vikings will head out to face off against the Hononegah Indians at 7:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Guilford and Rockford Auburn met for a duel on Tuesday where Guilford prevailed. Guilford took their game with ease, bagging a 55-23 win over Rockford Auburn. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Knights are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Guilford's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nadia Barbour, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Barbour is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Deshazo, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hononegah). They breezed by Harlem to the tune of 64-34 on Friday. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Hononegah and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Guilford, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Guilford couldn't quite finish off Hononegah when the teams last played back in January and fell 43-40. Can Guilford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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