The Mt. Gilead Indians will challenge the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Mt. Gilead is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They ended the year with a bang, routing Tree of Life Christian 63-42 on Saturday. The win was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Faith White was a one-woman wrecking crew for Mt. Gilead as she went 9 of 11 en route to 21 points along with six boards and three steals. White continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Pohlkotte, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 20 points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cardington-Lincoln over Ridgemont in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cardington-Lincoln blew Ridgemont out of the water with a 72-37 final score. With the Pirates ahead 43-21 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Mt. Gilead better keep an eye on Abigail Hardwick. She was instrumental in Cardington-Lincoln's win, going 7 of 8 on her way to 22 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Hardwick has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jill Bertke, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Cardington-Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February.
Cardington-Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Mt. Gilead, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Mt. Gilead didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Cardington-Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Will Mt. Gilead repeat their success, or does Cardington-Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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