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| 12/19/23 - Home | 67-36 W |
| 12/20/22 - Away | 55-42 W |
| 12/21/21 - Home | 53-43 W |
| 11/28/16 - Neutral | 58-45 W |
Milan has gone 4-0 against Atlanta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Milan is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Milan is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Polo: they outscored them in every quarter. Milan strolled past Polo with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 38-20.
Milan's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Amy Pickering, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 13 points and six steals, and Marian Dabney, who posted 12 points in addition to six assists and six boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pickering has scored at least a third of Milan's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Pauley, who put up six points.
Milan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Atlanta wound up with the same score they had in their last game (41-33), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Milan's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Atlanta, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Milan against Atlanta when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 67-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan since the squad 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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