The Storm King Cougars will head out to take on the EF Academy Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Storm King has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while EF Academy will arrive with three straight wins.
Storm King is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wilbraham & Monson Academy on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Storm King was outmatched by Wilbraham & Monson Academy and fell 72-36. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-17.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led EF Academy over Storm King in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. EF Academy blew past Storm King 33-8. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Storm King better focus on containing Ayano Oki and Hanna Blach as the pair were huge in EF Academy's win. Oki en route to 12 points and four steals, while Blach posted five points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Kim, who had three points.
EF Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
EF Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.5 points over those games. As for Storm King, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Storm King suffered a grim 33-8 defeat to EF Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Can Storm King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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