With a playoff game on the line, the Wall Eagles rose to the challenge on Thursday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 68-22 win over the Scotties. Wall has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Wall had a senior duo take command as Paige Kjerstad dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds and Rhea Tucker dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. Tucker hasn't dropped below two steals for 15 straight games. Faith Frink was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
When it comes to explaining why Philip lost, one person who can't be blamed is Quinn Terkildsen. Despite the final result, she scored four points along with two steals. Terkildsen hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Philip struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Wall is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Philip, they dropped their record down to 11-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Wall will take on Colman-Egan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Wall focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday. Philip does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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