After both having extra time off, the Haven Wildcats and the Norton Bluejays will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Haven has six straight wins, Norton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Haven is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Belle Plaine: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Haven blew Belle Plaine out of the water with a 60-24 final score. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Norton's game last Friday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 44-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Russell.
Haven will have to contain Hallie Brooks as she made an impact in Norton's last game. She dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 45.7% of Norton's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Cox, who earned nine points and three steals.
Haven's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Norton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-5.
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