Anna is 2-8 against St. Henry since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Anna Rockets will challenge the St. Henry Redskins at 6:30 p.m.
Anna managed to keep up with Marion Local until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Anna came up short against Marion Local, falling 61-40. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Flyers are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Henry). They walked away with a 63-53 win over Fort Recovery on Monday. With that victory, the Redskins brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Anna better focus on containing Charlie Werling and Jack Huelsman as the pair were huge in St. Henry's win. Werling went 5 for 6 on his way to 15 points and four steals, while Huelsman posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Harrod, who had five points and three steals.
St. Henry smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 32 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Henry pushed their record up to 3-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Anna, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Anna and St. Henry were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but Anna came up empty-handed after a 58-57 loss. Thankfully for Anna, Evan Bowers (who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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