The Riverton Parke Panthers will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Clay City Eels at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverton Parke has three straight victories, Clay City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Riverton Parke is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Dugger Union 61-29. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Corinne Loomis was a one-man wrecking crew for Riverton Parke as she went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Loomis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Burleson, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Riverton Parke was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dugger Union only racked up six.
Meanwhile, Clay City lost to White River Valley at home by a 57-39 margin on Monday.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Taylor Rhienhart, who went 7 for 13 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 38.5% of Clay City's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ellie Stoelting, who posted six points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds.
Clay City's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Riverton Parke, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Riverton Parke has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Clay City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Riverton Parke came up short against Clay City when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 46-41. Thankfully for Riverton Parke, Kailyn Kirkling (who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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