The Galatia Bearcats will take on the Shawnee Redskins in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Galatia faced off against Hardin County two weeks ago. Galatia secured a 24-18 W over Hardin County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
Meanwhile, Shawnee waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 56-32 margin over the Falcons. 56 seems to be a good number for the Redskins as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Galatia better focus on containing Emma Young and Eva Ford as the pair were huge in Shawnee's win. Young posted 21 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, while Ford dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Young has scored at least a third of Shawnee's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillie Griffin, who put up two points and five steals.
Galatia's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Shawnee, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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