The Sudan Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Whitharral Panthers at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Sudan came up short against Sundown and fell 69-57.
Meanwhile, Whitharral humbled Brownfield with a 64-33 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Whitharral found their leader in sophomore Paige Smith, who went 10 for 19 en route to 26 points plus seven assists and six steals. Smith is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sheridan Neal, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
Whitharral pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.8 points per game. As for Sudan, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Sudan was able to grind out a solid victory over Whitharral in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, winning 44-33. Will Sudan repeat their success, or does Whitharral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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