The Argenta-Oreana Bombers will challenge the Heritage Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Argenta-Oreana is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Arcola on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Argenta-Oreana came up short against Arcola, falling 59-37. The Bombers haven't had much luck with the Purple Riders recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They took down the Lions 50-33.
Argenta-Oreana better focus on containing Maegan Frye and Addison Hopper as the pair were huge in Heritage's win. Frye went 5 of 11 on her way to 17 points in addition to six boards and six steals, while Hopper posted ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those eight boards gave Hopper a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Powell, who put up nine points.
Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Heritage's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-10. As for Argenta-Oreana, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Argenta-Oreana took their win against Heritage in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 47-24. Will Argenta-Oreana repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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