The North Callaway Thunderbirds's road trip will continue as they head out to face the New Bloomfield Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, it was close, but North Callaway sidestepped Bowling Green for a 66-64 win.
Sam Pezold continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isiah Craighead, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, New Bloomfield's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Elizabeth. New Bloomfield has not had much luck with St. Elizabeth recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, New Bloomfield got a solid performance out of Jacob Fuhriman, who scored 25 points along with six steals. Fuhriman is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Jordan, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, New Bloomfield were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. This was only their 13th loss (out of 20 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
North Callaway is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-17 record this season. As for New Bloomfield, they dropped their record down to 8-17 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: North Callaway have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like New Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Callaway couldn't quite finish off New Bloomfield when the teams last played back in January and fell 53-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fuhriman, who scored 24 points along with three steals and two blocks. Now that North Callaway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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