The Mildred Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Italy Gladiators at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mildred is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Hubbard: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Jaguars out of the water with a 58-9 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-3.
Meanwhile, Italy blew past Hubbard, posting a 67-19 victory. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Mildred has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.6 points on average over those games. As for Italy, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything went Mildred's way against Italy when the teams last played back in January, as Mildred made off with a 45-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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