Noble-Whitley Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Anderson HomeSchool SONS at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Noble-Whitley Warriors has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Noble-Whitley Warriors scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-56 win over Mid-Michigan HomeSchoolers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Colt Kirkpatrick and Caidyn Berna were among the main playmakers for Noble-Whitley Warriors as the former dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Kirkpatrick has scored at least 25% of Noble-Whitley Warriors' points. Another player making a difference was Noah McCoy, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Anderson HomeSchool ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They managed a 75-69 win over Northside L. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Kailani McCloud continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 32 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The contest was his 11th in a row with at least ten points. Matthew Eaks was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
The victory got Noble-Whitley Warriors back to even at 9-9. As for Anderson HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: Noble-Whitley Warriors have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 4 threes per game. It's a different story for Anderson HomeSchool, though, as they've been averaging only 7.9 threes per game. Given Noble-Whitley Warriors' sizeable advantage in that area, Anderson HomeSchool will need to find a way to close that gap.
Noble-Whitley Warriors took their victory against Anderson HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 64-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Noble-Whitley Warriors since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
