Two dominant forwards in Alexandra Eschmeyer and Jessica Venneberg are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peak to Peak Pumas will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Bennett Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Peak to Peak is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Denver Christian just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 59-50 to the Thunder.
Meanwhile, Bennett had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 59-31 win over the Huskies. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Bennett's win came from a few key players Peak to Peak will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Venneberg, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. The contest was her fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Schroeder, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points.
Bennett smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Bennett has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points per game. As for Peak to Peak, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.
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