The Dalton Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Norwayne Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In Saturday's Canine Competition, Dalton came out on top. They put the hurt on Northwestern with a sharp 57-33 win on Saturday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Huskies are ranked 640th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Norwayne came tearing into Monday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Knights with a 43-37 victory. The 43-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Norwayne's win came from a few key players Dalton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ava Maibach, who posted 15 points and seven steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Hannah Froelich was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Norwayne pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Dalton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Dalton came out on top in a nail-biter against Norwayne in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 55-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dalton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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