After both having extra time off, the Norton Bluejays and the Haven Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Norton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Haven will come in with six straight victories.
Norton is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Russell last Friday. Norton fell 44-35 to Russell.
The losing side was boosted by Hallie Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. 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. Another player making a difference was Chloe Cox, who put up nine points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Haven won against Nickerson two weeks ago with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. Haven blew past Belle Plaine 60-24. 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.
Haven pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Norton, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-5.
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