Northeast Dubois is 8-2 against Tell City since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northeast Dubois Jeeps will welcome the Tell City Marksmen at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Northeast Dubois focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
Tell City is facing Northeast Dubois at the wrong time: Northeast Dubois suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 49-46. The Jeeps' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Northeast Dubois got top-tier performance from Emmersen Kalb, who earned 24 points along with two steals. Kalb's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bella Cummins, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Northeast Dubois smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tell City). They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Central on Saturday, sneaking past 58-55. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Marksmen as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Northeast Dubois' defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Tell City, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Northeast Dubois didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Tell City in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 37-32 win. Will Northeast Dubois repeat their success, or does Tell City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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