Philip and White River are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Philip Scotties will look to defend their home court on Friday against the White River Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Philip focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Tuesday.
Philip struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (Harding County had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Philip fell 64-51 to Harding County. Philip has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Josie Jones, who scored 18 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Drew Terkildsen was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, White River came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Jones County by a score of 52-45.
Philip's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for White River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Philip might still be hurting after the 57-37 defeat they got from White River in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Will Philip have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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