Gooding is 2-8 against Kimberly since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gooding Senators will take on the Kimberly Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Gooding will bounce into Monday's match after beating Filer, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Gooding came out on top against Filer by a score of 55-43 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Kimberly entered their tilt with Buhl on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They claimed a resounding 55-22 victory over the Indians. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Kimberly found their leader in sophomore Ady Osborne, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. Osborne also set a new season-high mark in steals with four. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Verwey, who posted six points along with six boards and four steals.
Kimberly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Kimberly is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Gooding, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Things could have been worse for Gooding, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-47 loss to Kimberly in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Gooding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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