Pawnee City is 1-9 against Sterling since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pawnee City Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Sterling Jets. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row dating back to last season, Pawnee City turned things around against Southern last Thursday. They took down the Raiders 45-26. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 12/19/24 vs Southern | 8 |
| 12/10/24 vs Tri County | 6 |
| 01/23/24 @ Lewiston | 4 |
| 12/21/23 @ Tri County | 3 |
| 12/05/24 vs Diller-Odell | 3 |
Emalyse Gottula and Cara Pierce were among the main playmakers for Pawnee City as the former posted 16 points along with eight assists and six boards and the latter went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Pierce a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsley Benson, who put up seven points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Pawnee City was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sterling posted their closest victory since January 25th on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Butler 56-54. The victory was some much needed relief for the Jets as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Sterling's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Pawnee City, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Pawnee City came out on top in a nail-biter against Sterling in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 41-38. Will Pawnee City repeat their success, or does Sterling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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