The Rossville Hornets will challenge the Faith Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rossville has three straight wins, Faith Christian has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Rossville is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Tri-Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Rossville strolled past Tri-Central with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-35.
Rossville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Burkle, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Vanderwall, who posted nine points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Clinton Central on Saturday and fell 53-51.
Rossville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Rossville skirted past Faith Christian 63-60 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Rossville repeat their success, or does Faith Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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