The Winamac Warriors will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Frankfort Hot Dogs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Winamac is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.
Winamac is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Triton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 61-38. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Justin Potthoff, who posted 12 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jaybin Hines, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, Frankfort was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sheridan. While losing is never fun, the Hot Dogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 117th).
Winamac will need focus on slowing down Jack Michael, one of several Frankfort players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points and six rebounds. Those six boards gave Michael a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Beardsley, who had nine points and five rebounds.
Frankfort's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Winamac, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Winamac has been crazy accurate this season, having made 47.3% of their field goals per game. It's a different story for Frankfort, though, as they've only made 26.6% of their shots this season. Given Winamac's sizable advantage in that area, Frankfort will need to find a way to close that gap.
Winamac came up short against Frankfort in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 40-28. Can Winamac avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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