The Goshen RedHawks are taking a road trip to square off against the West Noble Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goshen is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Goshen is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since December 2, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Plymouth by a score of 44-41. That makes it the first time this season the RedHawks have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Goshen had strong showings from Taryn Hill, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, and Ava Yordy, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, West Noble came into Thursday's match having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They slipped by Westview 35-34 on Thursday.
Allison Recendiz and Elyse Mead were among the main playmakers for West Noble as the former went 8 for 10 en route to 19 points plus two steals and the latter had six points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Recendiz a new career-high in threes (three).
West Noble was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Goshen's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. As for West Noble, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Goshen has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22 rebounds per game. However, it's not like West Noble struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Goshen against West Noble in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Goshen since the team 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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