The Steele Knights will square off against the Judson Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Steele's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 25 games.
Steele is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering East Central just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Hornets 82-76. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (59), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Judson). They managed an 80-75 win over East Central on Wednesday.
Judson is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Steele, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 26-3.
Steele didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Judson in their previous matchup on January 3rd, but they still walked away with a 77-73 victory. Will Steele repeat their success, or does Judson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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