The Frederick Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Palisade Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Frederick got the win against Highland by a conclusive 60-35. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 25 points or more this season.
Zoe Wittler was her usual excellent self, earning 20 points in addition to six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Peiton Stone was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Frederick was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland only posted three.
Meanwhile, Palisade didn't have quite enough to beat Roaring Fork on Saturday and fell 61-59. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Addie Ritterbush, who earned eight points plus 13 rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Mady Bavor, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points plus six steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Palisade fell to 2-1. As for Frederick, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Frederick has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Palisade struggles in that department as they've been averaging 40.3. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Frederick strolled past Palisade in their previous meeting back in February of 2018 by a score of 46-28. Does Frederick have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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