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| 01/19/24 - Away | 39-36 W |
| 01/21/22 - Away | 31-36 L |
| 01/22/21 - Home | 74-45 W |
| 01/24/20 - Away | 60-21 W |
| 01/19/18 - Home | 71-22 W |
| + 3 more games |
North Central has gone 7-1 against Anselmo-Merna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the North Central Knights will get right back to it and host the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. North Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
If North Central beats Anselmo-Merna with 48 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. North Central came out on top against Ainsworth by a score of 48-36 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Anselmo-Merna's strategy against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on Tuesday. Anselmo-Merna put the hurt on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller with a sharp 59-38 victory. The Coyotes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Anselmo-Merna's win came from a few key players North Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rhianen Myers, who posted ten points along with seven boards and six assists. What's more, she also racked up five steals, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kayley Klein, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Anselmo-Merna was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sumner-Eddyville-Miller only racked up 13 assists.
Anselmo-Merna pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for North Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
North Central skirted past Anselmo-Merna 39-36 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Does North Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Anselmo-Merna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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