The Preston Indians will venture away from home to take on the Pocatello Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Preston sitting on three straight wins and Pocatello on seven.
Last Tuesday, Preston didn't have too much trouble with Century as they won 48-30.
Meanwhile, Pocatello beat Idaho Falls 66-58 on Thursday. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Tigers are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Preston better focus on containing Kennasyn Garza and Abby Lusk as the pair were huge in Pocatello's win. Garza dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Lusk posted 21 points and eight boards. Garza is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylee Rogers, who had nine points and seven steals.
Pocatello pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Preston, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Preston suffered a grim 63-39 defeat to Pocatello in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Preston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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