The Roxborough Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the Frankford Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Roxborough is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Motivation on Monday as Roxborough made off with a 57-36 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wolves had established a 20 point advantage.
Jaylah Holmes and JennyLee Perez were among the main playmakers for Roxborough as the former almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine boards and the latter posted 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Holmes has scored at least a third of Roxborough's points.
Meanwhile, Frankford put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 51-19 win over George Washington. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Frankford's win came from a few key players Roxborough will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zanaiyah Cross, who put up eight points in addition to nine steals and seven assists. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ciara Rivera, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Frankford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Frankford pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Roxborough, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Roxborough has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Frankford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Roxborough lost to Frankford on the road by a decisive 56-37 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can Roxborough avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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