It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Schulenburg had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Thorndale Bulldogs with a 38-33 win. For the Shorthorns, this counts as revenge for the 52-33 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.
01/07/25 vs Bloomington | 13 |
01/17/25 vs Louise | 12 |
02/11/25 vs Thorndale | 11 |
01/31/25 @ Bloomington | 10 |
12/20/24 vs Weimar | 10 |
+ 21 more games |
Leading Schulenburg to victory were Jashiya Jackson and Arianna Vincent. Jackson posted five points and 11 boards, while Vincent went 5-for-11 en route to 11 points and six rebounds. Schulenburg is 9-1 when Jackson posts eight or more rebounds, but 9-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Guentert, who scored seven points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Schulenburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Schulenburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Thorndale, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-15.
Looking ahead, Schulenburg will head out to face off against Danbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thorndale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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