The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Central Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Greencastle focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Greencastle finally turned things around against Brown County on Friday. They managed a 42-37 win over the Eagles.
Greencastle got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Emily Hunsinger out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hunsinger a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Bailey Brown was another key player, scoring eight points in addition to 18 rebounds and two steals.
Greencastle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Central put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by North Daviess to the tune of 58-31. 58 seems to be a good number for the Thunderbirds as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Jalyn Davidson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 21 en route to 22 points plus six assists and three steals. The match was her fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Seay, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
North Central's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.0 points per game. As for Greencastle, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Greencastle has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31 rebounds per game. However, it's not like North Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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