Preview: Farwell Steers vs. Clarendon Broncos
The Farwell Steers will square off against the Clarendon Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Farwell had no problem doing just that on Monday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 69-28 win over the Lions. The win was familiar territory for Farwell who now have 16 in a row.
Farwell can attribute much of their success to Kennedi Richey, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Isabella Jaime, who scored 17 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Richey has scored all season. Makylee Baldwin was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Clarendon's strategy against Sunray on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clarendon blew Sunray out of the water with a 62-33 final score. Clarendon pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit Sunray had little chance of recovering from.
Farwell is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-3 record this season. As for Clarendon, their win bumped their record up to 28-2.
Farwell was able to grind out a solid win over Clarendon in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, winning 51-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farwell since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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