The Murray Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Jordan Beetdiggers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Murray comes in on three and Jordan on four.
In what's become a running theme this season, Murray gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Park City 58-21 on the road. With that victory, Murray brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.
Mia Auclaire continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with two steals and two blocks. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Bonnie Henricksen was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Jordan was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Park City 48-15 on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Jordan has managed all season.
Tess Joseph and Tess Jacobson were among the main playmakers for Jordan as the former dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Joseph hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Sara Newman, who scored six points along with three blocks and two steals.
Murray has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Jordan, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Murray have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Jordan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Murray couldn't quite finish off Jordan when the teams last played back in January and fell 51-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Joseph, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that Murray knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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