West Plains is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Rolla is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Plains Zizzers will host the Rolla Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Plains is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Last Monday, West Plains was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-50 to Republic.
| 01/13/25 @ Republic | 10 |
| 01/03/25 @ Central | 8 |
| 12/31/24 vs Marshfield | 12 |
| 12/30/24 vs Hillcrest | 10 |
Despite the defeat, West Plains saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gillian Green dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Green has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ainsley McWilliams, who posted ten points along with five assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, West Plains smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rolla didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hillcrest on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 72-66 win.
West Plains has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season. As for Rolla, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
West Plains came up short against Rolla when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 64-59. Thankfully for West Plains, Willow Gideon (who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 28 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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