The Kimberly Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Marsh Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Kimberly focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Kimberly was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-48 to Mountain Home. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Kimberly's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Taya Plew, who went 8 for 19 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds, and Ady Osborne, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 43.8% of Kimberly's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Kimberly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Marsh Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell to Firth 47-43.
Marsh Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kimberly, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Kimberly couldn't quite finish off Marsh Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 51-49. Can Kimberly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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