The Kit Carson Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Hanover Hornets at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hanover took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kit Carson, who comes in off a win.
Kit Carson is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]: they outscored them in every quarter. Kit Carson strolled past South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-45.
Josiah Irwin
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Josiah Irwin went supernova for Kit Carson, dropping a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Irwin a new career-high in assists (five). Brennan Framel was another key player, putting up six points in addition to eight boards and five assists.
Kit Carson was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are 9-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hanover's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 53-41 to Cheraw. The Hornets were down 41-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Kit Carson will have to contain Tyler Decker as he made an impact in Hanover's last game. He posted 14 points and six steals. Decker is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Junior Diaz, who put up five points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Kit Carson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points over those games. Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Kit Carson has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.3 boards per game. However, it's not like Hanover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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