The Swanton Bulldogs will take on the Ottawa Hills Green Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Swanton will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Swanton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Evergreen on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Swanton was beaten by Evergreen 50-23.
The losing side was boosted by Jessica Finfera, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Ottawa Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 68-62 to Delta. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (59), the Green Bears still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kendell Skiver, who went 8 for 20 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Berenzweig, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ottawa Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Ottawa Hills' loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Swanton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Swanton was able to grind out a solid win over Ottawa Hills when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 46-39. Will Swanton repeat their success, or does Ottawa Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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