The Portsmouth West Senators will take on the South Webster Jeeps at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Portsmouth West and 13 for South Webster.
On Saturday, Portsmouth West didn't have quite enough to beat Waverly and fell 63-60. That's two games in a row now that the Senators have lost by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, South Webster played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 66-42 to Waverly. The Jeeps were down 59-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Portsmouth West will need focus on slowing down Eden Smith, one of several South Webster players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cailee Blevins, who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, South Webster smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Portsmouth West's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for South Webster, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Portsmouth West strolled past South Webster when the teams last played back in January by a score of 50-33. Does Portsmouth West have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Webster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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