Gordon-Rushville is 2-8 against Bridgeport since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gordon-Rushville Mustangs will face off against the Bridgeport Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Gordon-Rushville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Friday.
Gordon-Rushville struggled with assists on Friday (Bridgeport had 17 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Gordon-Rushville had to suffer through a rough 71-36 loss at the hands of Bridgeport. Gordon-Rushville has not had much luck with Bridgeport recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Defeat or not, Gordon-Rushville got some senior leadership from Mckinley Grover and Haley Johnson. Grover dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Johnson. scored 11 points along with three steals.
Gordon-Rushville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Bridgeport, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 22-0.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Gordon-Rushville have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bridgeport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gordon-Rushville was dealt a bruising 71-36 loss at the hands of Bridgeport when the teams last played on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bridgeport's Olivia Loomis-goltl, who scored 27 points along with four steals. Now that Gordon-Rushville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
