New Washington hasn't had much luck against Henryville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Washington Mustangs will challenge the Henryville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in New Washington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.
New Washington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 76-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Borden on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Henryville was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 49-32 to Tecumseh. The contest marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
New Washington will need focus on slowing down Landon Dobbs, one of several Henryville players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Owens, who went 8 of 20 en route to 16 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Henryville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
New Washington's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Henryville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
New Washington couldn't quite finish off Henryville when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 59-57. Thankfully for New Washington, Aydan Head (who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 11 rebounds) 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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