The Wabash Apaches will face off against the Southwood Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wabash has three straight victories, Southwood has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Wabash's tournament run continued when they took on Manchester on Saturday. Wabash snuck past Manchester with a 61-55 win. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Squires are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Wabash had a senior duo take command as Brookelyn Buzzard went 7 for 16 on her way to 25 points and six rebounds and Kaitlynn Honeycutt posted 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Honeycutt is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryleigh Boggs, who put up eight points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Southwood was not quite Northfield's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell 42-32 to the Norsemen. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly ten points.
Wabash will have to keep a close watch on Gracie Lambert and Lola Winer, a pair of players who had a big impact on Southwood's prior game. Lambert had 14 points, while Winer posted six points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Wabash's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Southwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Wabash took their win against Southwood in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 48-26. Does Wabash have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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