The Athens Warriors will challenge the Brown County Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Athens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 40-30 victory over Lewistown. 40 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Brown County waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Panthers 68-34. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 24 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Athens better focus on containing Kenzie Kassing and Lena Anderson as the pair were huge in Brown County's win. Kassing shot 67% from the field to rack up 20 points and seven rebounds, while Anderson went 7-for-8 en route to 18 points and six boards. Kassing has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Hope Ingram, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.
Brown County was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Brown County's victory bumped their record up to 27-3. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 17-12.
Athens might still be hurting after the 64-40 loss they got from Brown County in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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