The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers will face off against the Blackford Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Alexandria-Monroe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Taylor to the tune of 86-12 on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on four straight.
Laela Dietzer
| 12/06/25 vs Taylor | 4 |
| 12/05/25 vs Frankton | 5 |
| 11/24/25 vs Victory College Prep | 3 |
| 11/20/25 vs Yorktown | 6 |
| 11/18/25 vs Anderson | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Laela Dietzer had another great game (as she tends to do), going 10-for-12 on her way to 22 points along with five assists and four steals. Dietzer is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Conleigh Davidson, who shot 88% from the field en route to 16 points and seven boards.
Alexandria-Monroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Blackford against Madison-Grant on Saturday as the team secured a 59-21 win.
Blackford found their leader in freshman Olivia Murphy, who went 8-for-15 to rack up 23 points in addition to five assists and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Murphy has scored at least a third of the Bruins' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylor Hedge, who shot 40% from the field on her way to 16 points.
The victory got Blackford back to even at 4-4. As for Alexandria-Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Alexandria-Monroe has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Blackford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Alexandria-Monroe against Blackford in their previous matchup back in February, as the squad secured a 65-8 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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