A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Green Bobcats face off against the Clay Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Green has six straight wins, Clay has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Green will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 30) and last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-54 victory over Notre Dame. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bobcats have posted since December 2, 2023.
It was another big night for Abbie Knapp, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 16 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Green's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matti Hayslip, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Green smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Clay played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 64-43 to Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington. The Panthers were down 54-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Clay's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Green, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Everything came up roses for Green against Clay when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 56-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green 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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