Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer is on a three-game streak of home wins, while East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans will welcome East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer was fully in charge, breezing past Parkview Christian 50-10. The team ran away with 47 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Elie Bstandig, who went 9 of 13 on her way to 19 points, and Lillian Bowen, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Laramie Glathar, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]). They really took it to Hamburg for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-6 victory. With East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] ahead 38-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer better keep an eye on Lizzie Schlueter. She was instrumental in East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s win, dropping a double-double on 42 points and 12 boards. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Schlueter has scored at least a third of East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s points. Grace Oswald was another key player, putting up seven points along with ten steals and six rebounds.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 34 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
The win got Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer back to even at 8-8. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 35.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer strolled past East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 55-41. Will Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer repeat their success, or does East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
