The Olympus Titans will be playing at home against the Hunter Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Olympus beat Skyline 59-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Olympus.
Olympus relied on the efforts of Keily Trabanino, who scored 18 points along with six steals, and Joss Baker, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Baker has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tatum Harrison, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Hunter was able to grind out a solid victory over Cyprus on Friday, taking the game 71-58. With that win, Hunter brought their scoring average up to 50.7 points per game.
Hunter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kalysa Ng led the charge by going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 7 assists. Ng has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Gallagher, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
The win got Olympus back to even at 11-11. As for Hunter, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Olympus have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hunter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Olympus skirted past Hunter 45-43 in their previous matchup back in December of 2016. Does Olympus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hunter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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