Elmwood and Astoria/VIT are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Elmwood Trojans will face off against the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, Elmwood took their matchup with ease, bagging a 53-17 victory over West Prairie. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Cyclones are ranked 604th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Astoria/VIT, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Bushnell-Prairie City on Monday as Astoria/VIT made off with a 50-26 win.
Elmwood better focus on containing Hannah Horwedel and Kathrin Miller as the pair were huge in Astoria/VIT's win. Horwedel posted eight points along with seven steals and five rebounds, while Miller put up seven points and five steals. That's the most points Miller has posted since back in December of 2024. Emma Gorsuch was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Astoria/VIT was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Elmwood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Astoria/VIT, their victory ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-18.
Elmwood beat Astoria/VIT 43-35 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Astoria/VIT's TOMMI GORSUCH, who scored 19 points and four steals. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Elmwood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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