The Knippa Crushers will head out on the road to take on the Rocksprings Angoras at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Knippa is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 27, 2024 on Wednesday. They lost 46-23 to D'Hanis. The match marked the Crushers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rocksprings, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They secured a 57-53 W over Medina on Wednesday.
Knippa better keep an eye on Hunter Taylor. He was instrumental in Rocksprings' win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 14 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy Estrada, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points and six rebounds.
Rocksprings was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.3 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 6.4.
Rocksprings has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Knippa, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
Knippa came up short against Rocksprings in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 62-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 13 boards. Now that Knippa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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