The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat will head out on the road to face off against the Little River Redskins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Little River will arrive with 17 straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Rural Vista [Hope/White City] came up short against Hartford and fell 48-37.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bailey Rapp, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Angie Linder who scored ten points along with three blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rapp has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Journey Peterson, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Little River stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by Spearville on the road to the tune of 70-40.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Little River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arika Feldman, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and four steals. Feldman hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. Aubrey Olander was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season. As for Little River, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Little River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] was dealt a bruising 55-23 defeat at the hands of Little River when the teams last played back in January of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rural Vista [Hope/White City] was down 32-11.
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