Wood Memorial proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 58) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Barr-Reeve Vikings out 42-40. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Trojans also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.
Barr-Reeve lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Hannah Bledsoe, who almost dropped a triple-double on 14 points, ten rebounds, and nine blocks. The dominant performance gave Bledsoe a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Josie Knepp, who posted nine points in addition to eight assists and eight boards.
Wood Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for Barr-Reeve, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Wood Memorial will head out to face off against South Spencer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Spencer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season. As for Barr-Reeve, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against North Daviess at 7:30 p.m. North Daviess will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Barr-Reeve surely won't give up without a fight.
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