Lamar is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while DSST: Cedar is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lamar Thunder will take on the DSST: Cedar Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lamar scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They breezed by Ellicott at home to the tune of 56-21. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-16.
Lamar relied on the efforts of Tatum Milenski, who scored eight points along with seven steals, and Brooklyn Robbins, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Robbins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Weber, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but DSST: Cedar ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They secured a 41-37 W over Regis Groff.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DSST: Cedar to victory, but perhaps none more so than Raniya Paul, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and two steals. Paul hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Hannah Rhodes, who scored six points.
Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for DSST: Cedar, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Lamar have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30 rebounds per game. However, it's not like DSST: Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 43.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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