The Flanagan/Woodland Falcons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Roanoke-Benson Rockets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Flanagan/Woodland is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lowpoint-Washburn: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Flanagan/Woodland blew Lowpoint-Washburn out of the water with a 60-17 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-10.
Ella Derossett was her usual excellent self, going 9 for 17 to rack up 21 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Flanagan/Woodland's points. Another player making a difference was Emma Palaschak, who posted 19 points and three steals.
Flanagan/Woodland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Roanoke-Benson came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 63-56.
Roanoke-Benson pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for Flanagan/Woodland, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 9-18.
Flanagan/Woodland came up short against Roanoke-Benson when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 58-47. Can Flanagan/Woodland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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