Strother is 2-8 against Varnum since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Strother Yellowjackets will challenge the Varnum Whippets at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Strother will bounce into Friday's match after beating New Lima, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Strother breezed by New Lima to the tune of 61-20 on Monday. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Sasakwa typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Varnum proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 67-51. 67 seems to be a good number for the Whippets as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Strother is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Varnum, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Strother ended up a good deal behind Varnum when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 64-50. Can Strother avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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