The Southwood Knights will face off against the Wabash Apaches at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southwood has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Wabash will arrive with three straight wins.
Southwood and Northfield faced off in a cross-town battle on Saturday. Southwood took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northfield. The match was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Southwood had strong showings from Gracie Lambert, who posted 14 points, and Lola Winer, who put up six points along with five boards and five steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Wabash beat Manchester 61-55 on Saturday. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Squires are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wabash had a senior duo take command as Brookelyn Buzzard went 7 of 16 on her way to 25 points and six rebounds and Kaitlynn Honeycutt had 15 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Honeycutt has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryleigh Boggs, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Wabash's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Southwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Southwood might still be hurting after the 48-26 loss they got from Wabash in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Honeycutt, who went 8 of 17 on her way to 19 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Now that Southwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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