The Scales Mound Hornets will take on the Galena Pirates at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Scales Mound knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Galena likes a good challenge.
Scales Mound is returning to their home court after beating Warren on theirs, despite the fact Warren has dominated at home this season. Scales Mound came out on top against Warren by a score of 68-57 on Tuesday.
02/04/25 @ Warren | 12 |
01/31/25 vs Polo | 11 |
12/27/24 vs Benton | 11 |
01/11/25 vs Bellevue | 9 |
01/18/25 vs South Beloit | 9 |
Aidan Soppe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Duerr, who posted 14 points and six assists.
Scales Mound was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warren only racked up 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Galena blew past Stockton, posting a 51-22 win.
Scales Mound's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-12. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Galena, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Scales Mound was able to grind out a solid victory over Galena in their previous meeting back in January, winning 56-46. Will Scales Mound repeat their success, or does Galena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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