The North White Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North White has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Kouts will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Saturday, North White was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 29-28 to Morgan Township.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kouts). They blew past Hebron 62-17 last Saturday. The Mustangs & Fillies pushed the score to 52-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks had no chance of recovering from.
North White better keep an eye on Sophia Tikalsky. She was instrumental in Kouts' win, going 5 for 7 on her way to 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Nemeth, who posted seven points along with six steals and five boards.
Kouts was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hebron only posted five assists.
Kouts pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for North White, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
North White was able to grind out a solid win over Kouts in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 55-45. Will North White repeat their success, or does Kouts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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