Basketball Game Preview: Saint Francis Catholic Wolves vs. Chiefland Indians

The Saint Francis Catholic Wolves will take on the Chiefland Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Francis Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Having struggled with six losses in a row, Saint Francis Catholic turned things around against Cedar Key on Tuesday. They strolled past the Sharks with points to spare, taking the game 39-24. The Wolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Allie Dey continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. She has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Fariborzian, who posted ten points and eight steals.

Meanwhile, Chiefland entered their tilt with Oak Hall on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 45-27 win over the Eagles.

Chiefland found their leader in sophomore Nyasia Bivins, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Laila Ingram was another key player, putting up 11 points and four steals.

Saint Francis Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Chiefland, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Saint Francis Catholic has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Chiefland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Saint Francis Catholic was taken down by Chiefland 51-7 in their previous matchup back in November. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Saint Francis Catholic was down 30-3.