The Daleville Broncos will venture away from home to face off against the Randolph Southern Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Daleville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
Daleville is coming into the matchup on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They blew past Muncie Burris 78-33 on Saturday.
Daleville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hunter Suchyna led the charge by going 9 of 17 en route to 26 points and three steals. Suchyna is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Josh Wilson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 24 rebounds.
Daleville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Randolph Southern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 64-49 fall against Wes-Del.
Daleville will have to contain Donavon Shinaver as he made an impact in Randolph Southern's last game. He dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Dylan Shinaver, who posted 11 points.
Randolph Southern's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Daleville, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's game: Daleville has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 8.5 three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Randolph Southern, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5 threes. Given Daleville's sizable advantage in that area, Randolph Southern will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Daleville against Randolph Southern in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 78-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Daleville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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