The West Holt Huskies will take on the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Holt has four straight wins, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
West Holt will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating O'Neill, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. West Holt put the hurt on O'Neill with a sharp 64-43 victory on Thursday. The Huskies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Zach Hooey, who went 9 of 13 en route to 25 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Konrad, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge came up short against Wakefield on Thursday and fell 45-35.
West Holt will have to keep a close watch on Gibson Roberts and Drey Puppe, a pair of players who had a big impact on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's prior game. Roberts went 7 for 16 on his way to 15 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Puppe posted six points.
West Holt has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: West Holt has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Laurel-Concord-Coleridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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