Having just played yesterday, the Red Cloud Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Blue Hill Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blue Hill will be up against a hot Red Cloud squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Red Cloud took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 57-30 win over Franklin.
| 01/16/25 @ Franklin | 26 |
| 01/04/25 @ Lewiston | 21 |
| 01/10/25 @ Harvard | 17 |
| 01/03/25 @ Rock Hills | 16 |
| 01/11/25 vs Elba | 11 |
Red Cloud found their leader in freshman Aiva Rust, who posted 26 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rust has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Brown, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, Blue Hill humbled Gibbon with a 54-27 victory. With the Bobcats ahead 35-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Blue Hill's win came from a few key players Red Cloud will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ellie Mangers, who went 9 for 20 on her way to 21 points and three steals. Avaley Toepfer was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Blue Hill is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.8 points per game. As for Red Cloud, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Red Cloud strolled past Blue Hill in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 45-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Blue Hill's Reece Mlady, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Red Cloud still be able to contain Mlady? There's only one way to find out.
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