Rockwood hasn't had much luck against North Star recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 7:15 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Rockwood is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 25th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They were beaten by Windber 58-24. Having soared to a lofty 56 points in the game before, the Rockets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, North Star had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 52-42 victory over the Rockets. The win almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 32-18 in the second quarter.
North Star's win came from a few key players Rockwood will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andy Retassie, who posted 18 points along with seven assists and five boards. The matchup was his tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Smith, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points and five steals.
North Star smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
North Star has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Rockwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Rockwood was dealt a bruising 69-13 loss at the hands of North Star when the teams last played back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rockwood was down 35-10.
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