The Drury Blue Devils will challenge the Ware Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Drury's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Ware has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Drury is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Mohawk Trail Regional: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Blue Devils blew the Warriors out of the water with a 62-33 final score. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Delaney Hayden
| 02/28/26 vs Mohawk Trail Regional | 13 |
| 02/11/26 vs Palmer | 12 |
| 12/15/25 @ Lee | 12 |
| 01/22/26 vs Mount Greylock Regional | 8 |
| 01/02/26 @ Pittsfield | 8 |
Drury can attribute much of their success to Delaney Hayden, who went 6-for-13 en route to 13 points along with seven boards and five steals. Those 13 points gave Hayden a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Bond, who posted four points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Ware rose to the challenge on Friday. They escaped with a win against the Legends by the margin of a single free throw, 48-47.
Ware's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Drury, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
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