The Peabody-Burns Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Herington Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peabody-Burns will be strutting in after a victory while Herington will be coming in after a defeat.
Peabody-Burns is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Burrton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Peabody-Burns blew Burrton out of the water with a 67-32 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 30 point advantage.
Peabody-Burns' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aiden Hurst led the charge by going 10 for 15 on his way to 23 points. Jameson Miles was another key player, going 10 of 16 en route to 22 points and five rebounds.
Peabody-Burns was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Herington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Rural Vista [Hope/White City] and fell 63-29.
Peabody-Burns will have to keep a close watch on Mason Mortensen and Pierce Schelesner, a pair of players who had a big impact on Herington's prior game. Mortensen posted 17 points and five rebounds, while Schelesner put up seven points.
Herington's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Peabody-Burns, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Peabody-Burns has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Herington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Peabody-Burns was dealt a bruising 69-40 loss at the hands of Herington when the teams last played back in January. Can Peabody-Burns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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