Two dominant forwards in Jessica Venneberg and Aleena Nauman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers duke it out with the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Bennett took their contest with ease, bagging a 52-25 win over Alameda. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Mary's Academy). Everything went their way against Jefferson on Thursday as St. Mary's Academy made off with a 58-32 victory.
Bennett better keep an eye on Nauman. She was instrumental in St. Mary's Academy's win, putting up 14 points and seven steals. Nauman is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games she's played. Avery Anderson was another key player, earning five points and 14 rebounds.
St. Mary's Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only nine assists.
St. Mary's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to assists: they averaged an imposing 8.75 assists in those games compared to only 4.56 in the others. Bennett's win bumped their record up to 14-8.
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