The Western Boone Stars will head out to face off against the Rossville Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Western Boone focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
Western Boone will head out to face Rossville after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Western Boone had to suffer through a 59-15 loss at the hands of Sheridan.
Western Boone got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Jaylee Dickerson and
Ally Lewis, who each put up four points.
Olivia Reagan held things down on the boards with ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rossville hadn't done well against Clinton Prairie recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rossville walked away with a 43-30 win over Clinton Prairie. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Avery Layton and Ava Burkle were among the main playmakers for Rossville as the former almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds and the latter went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and four steals. With that strong performance, Burkle is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game.
Rossville's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Western Boone, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Western Boone has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Rossville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Western Boone strolled past Rossville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 61-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Boone 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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