The Western Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Mississinewa Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Western focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
Western is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They lost 68-46 to North Miami.
The losing side was boosted by Rhiana Bowman, who went 5 for 8 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellyse Walden, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mississinewa was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 45-44 to Peru.
Western took their win against Mississinewa when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 69-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mississinewa's Jaci Crick, who went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points plus three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Western still be able to contain Crick? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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