The Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton will square off against the Sandoval Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Monday.
Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Cairo by a score of 49-47. The game was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton couldn't quite close it out.
The losing side was boosted by Ashlyn Stayton, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 23 rebounds. Mylee Roberts was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 10 points plus seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Sandoval came up short against Ramsey on Saturday and fell 35-28. The match marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite their defeat, Sandoval saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jenna Howell, who scored nine points in addition to five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all.
Sandoval now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sandoval struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton was taken down by Sandoval 67-25 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton was down 35-8.
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