The Bureau Valley Storm will take on the Kewanee Boilermakers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Bureau Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Mercer County by a score of 61-59 on Monday. The Storm haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Bureau Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Libby Endress went 8 of 20 en route to 27 points along with six boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Helms, who posted eight points and seven assists.
Even though they lost, Bureau Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kewanee, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Galva 55-23. That looming 55-23 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Boilermakers yet this season.
Bureau Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Kewanee, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bureau Valley came up short against Kewanee when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-49. Can Bureau Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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