Randolph Southern and Shenandoah are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Randolph Southern Rebels will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Shenandoah Raiders at 1:30 p.m. Shenandoah took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Randolph Southern, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Randolph Southern earned a 45-33 victory over Union County.
Randolph Southern found their leader in underclassman Haileigh Allen, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Bree Smith, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Shenandoah suffered their biggest loss since November 24, 2023 on Thursday. They were the victim of a rough 54-30 loss at the hands of Lapel. While losing is never fun, Shenandoah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Lapel is ranked 45th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rory McKnight, who scored five points along with three steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Lilliana Lynch was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Randolph Southern is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Shenandoah, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Saturday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Randolph Southern have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 35.2 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Shenandoah, though, as they've been averaging only 27.7 rebounds per game. Given Randolph Southern's sizeable advantage in that area, Shenandoah will need to find a way to close that gap.
Randolph Southern didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Shenandoah in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 42-37 victory. Does Randolph Southern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shenandoah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
