The Frontier Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Toronto Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Frontier has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Frontier pushed their score all the way to 57 last Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Trinity Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), Frontier still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Morgan Haught, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Dye, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Toronto had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took down Malvern 54-37 on Thursday.
It was another big night for Ashton Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for 11 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Anderson, who scored five points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Frontier's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Toronto, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Frontier have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Toronto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for Frontier against Toronto when the teams last played back in December of 2015 as the team secured a 61-27 win. Will Frontier repeat their success, or does Toronto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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