Rossville is 9-1 against Frontier since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rossville Hornets will challenge the Frontier Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Frontier took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rossville, who comes in off a win.
Rossville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Tipton on Thursday as Rossville made off with a 62-38 victory.
| 01/30/25 vs Tipton | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Seeger | 8 |
| 01/24/25 vs Clinton Central | 10 |
| 01/21/25 @ Frontier | 23 |
| 01/20/25 vs Faith Christian | 11 |
Ava Burkle continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last seven times she's played. Chloe Darnell was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 13 points.
Rossville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Frontier played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against North White, falling 38-17. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ashlyn Minniear was Frontier's leading scorer, having posted ten points. Madyson Mears held things down on the boards with 12 rebounds. Kendall Bridwell took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Rossville's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-8. As for Frontier, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Rossville has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Frontier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Rossville was able to grind out a solid victory over Frontier when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 48-37. Does Rossville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Frontier turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
