Timnath is 0-3 against Strasburg since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Timnath Cubs will head out on the road to square off against the Strasburg Indians at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Timnath had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 63-27 victory over the Eagles. Given Timnath's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Liberty Common is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Timnath's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gretchen Deines led the charge by scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Deines has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Izzy Schimmelpfennig, who scored 17 points along with five assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, everything went Strasburg's way against Wellington on Friday as Strasburg made off with a 70-46 victory. Strasburg pushed the score to 61-32 by the end of the third, a deficit Wellington cut but never quite recovered from.
Strasburg's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Peighton Marrero, who scored 16 points along with five steals, and Natalie Damron, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Damron continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Graecy Graf was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven steals.
The victory (which was Timnath's third in a row) raised their record to 15-5. Admittedly, the team didn't face the toughest opposition across those games, namely Liberty Common, they, and Wellington. As for Strasburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Timnath have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Strasburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Timnath came up short against Strasburg when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-47. Can Timnath avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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