The Norwayne Bobcats and the Smithville Smithies will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Norwayne sitting on four straight victories and Smithville on seven.
Norwayne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 66-56 win over Chippewa on Thursday.
Norwayne got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Hannah Froelich out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Froelich is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Maibach, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Norwayne was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Smithville humbled Northwestern with a 54-25 victory. The Smithies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 29 points or more this season.
Smithville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.0 points per game. As for Norwayne, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Norwayne might still be hurting after the 58-36 loss they got from Smithville in their previous meeting back in February. Can Norwayne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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