Saginaw is 1-6 against Timber Creek since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saginaw Rough Riders are on the road again to play the Timber Creek Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Saginaw focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Saturday.
Saginaw saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 40-31 to Trinity.
Despite the defeat, Saginaw saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jazmine Duncan posted seven points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. Duncan is becoming a predictor of Saginaw's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when she doesn't).
Even though they lost, Saginaw smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek entered their tilt with Bishop Lynch on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Friars 62-45. The Falcons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Saginaw's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Timber Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Saginaw couldn't quite finish off Timber Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2019 and fell 44-42. Can Saginaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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