Two dominant guards in Ailie Taylor and Emily Parker are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Princeton Tigers will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Boonville Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Princeton will be strutting in after a victory while Boonville will be coming in after a defeat.
Princeton had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Mt. Vernon on Tuesday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 48-22 margin over the Wildcats. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Princeton can attribute much of their success to Raven Jones, who posted ten points and six steals, and Alexis Kermode, who shot 63% from the field on her way to 10 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That's the most steals Jones has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Claire Walden, who scored six points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Boonville suffered their biggest loss since January 21st on Tuesday. They took a blow against Castle, falling 64-31. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Pioneers' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
This is the second loss in a row for Boonville and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Princeton's way against Boonville when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Princeton made off with a 57-34 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Parker, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Tigers still be able to contain Parker? There's only one way to find out.
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