The Columbia Raiders will square off against the Smithville Smithies at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Columbia humbled Oberlin with a 57-22 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-15.
Columbia found their leader in freshman Natalie Miller, who went 12 for 21 on her way to 23 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Miller continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Goebel, who posted five points and five steals.
Columbia was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Smithville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They rang in the new year with a 39-30 win over Waynedale. Given the Smithies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Smithville's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.0 points per game. As for Columbia, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
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