The Southwood Knights will take on the Rochester Zebras at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Southwood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Wednesday.
Southwood will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Eastbrook, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Southwood came out on top against Eastbrook by a score of 42-33.
Southwood found their leader in sophomore Hali Pershing, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Pershing a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Adi Deaton was another key player, earning six points along with five steals.
Southwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastbrook only racked up six.
Meanwhile, Rochester didn't have too much trouble with Culver Community on Wednesday as they won 45-27. Given the Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rochester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brailyn Hunter, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points plus two steals. Hunter has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Clevenger, who posted ten points plus five assists and two steals.
Rochester is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Southwood, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southwood has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Rochester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.6. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southwood ended up a good deal behind Rochester in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, losing 39-25. Will Southwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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