The Whitewater Whippets will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Deerfield Demons at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Whitewater will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 41-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Jefferson out 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Whippets have posted since February 12th.
Meanwhile, Deerfield entered their tilt with Marshall on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 75-28 victory over the Cardinals. The Demons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 41 points or more this season.
Deerfield's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for Whitewater, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Whitewater didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Deerfield in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 46-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitewater 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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