The Boone Grove Wolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Westville Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Boone Grove has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight defeats, while Westville will come in with eight straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Boone Grove had to suffer through a 64-19 loss at the hands of North Judson-San Pierre. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Bluejays are ranked 99th).
Chayse Duerr put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted ten points and five rebounds.
While Westville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Kouts with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 56-37.
Westville's win came from a few key players Boone Grove will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Hillary Labis, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 boards. The match was her fifth in a row with at least ten points. Andrea Benefield was another key player, going 9 of 17 on her way to 21 points along with seven boards and three blocks.
Westville's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Boone Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Boone Grove has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 23.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Westville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Boone Grove came up short against Westville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 50-44. Can Boone Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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