The Weeping Water Indians will take on the Southern Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Weeping Water is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Falls City on Saturday as Weeping Water made off with a 60-35 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Indians have posted since February 12th.
| 12/28/24 vs Falls City | 31 |
| 12/27/24 vs Conestoga | 20 |
| 12/20/24 vs Nebraska Lutheran | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Palmyra | 12 |
| 12/17/24 vs Louisville | 15 |
Gus McGill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 31 points, 19 rebounds, and ten steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 16.3 points per game. Landon Fulton was another key player, putting up 17 points along with six steals and five boards.
Weeping Water smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Southern made easy work of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer last Saturday and carried off a 65-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Southern's win came from a few key players Weeping Water will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cooper Warford, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. His morning made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kale Ames, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 18 points and four steals.
Southern now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Weeping Water, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Weeping Water has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Weeping Water skirted past Southern 31-29 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weeping Water since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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