The Keystone Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Memorial Red Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keystone is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Keystone had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They took down Liberty 40-23 on Wednesday. Given Keystone's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Liberty is ranked 716th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vivian Cassell and Jessica Forthofer were among the main playmakers for Keystone as the former dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Cassell hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games.
Meanwhile, Memorial came up short against East Palestine last Monday and fell 30-17. Memorial has not had much luck with East Palestine recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Defeat or not, Memorial got some senior leadership from Angeliz Diaz and Diamon Sims. Diaz scored five points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Sims. scored ten points along with seven rebounds. Diaz hasn't dropped below four steals for three straight games.
Keystone pushed their record up to 23-0 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Keystone have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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