The Nova Titans will face off against the Tocoi Creek Toros at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tocoi Creek is hoping to do what Owensboro Catholic couldn't on Monday: put an end to Nova's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 61-27 stomp they got against Owensboro Catholic. The Titans pushed the score to 48-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Aces had little chance of recovering from.
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Kyra Paul was a one-woman wrecking crew for Nova as she dropped a double-double on 16 points and 18 boards. The dominant performance gave Paul a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tamiyah Bedford, who posted four points and four steals.
Nova smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tocoi Creek). They blew past Palatka 75-29 last Friday. With the Toros ahead 61-14 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Nova better keep an eye on Audrey Beyer. She was instrumental in Tocoi Creek's win, going 11 of 21 on her way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Curry, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Tocoi Creek's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Nova, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Nova hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.4 points per game. However, it's not like Tocoi Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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