The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will venture away from home to challenge the La Porte Slicers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Kouts will be strutting in after a win while La Porte will be coming in after a defeat.
If La Porte heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Kouts took over last week. Kouts snuck past Tri-Township with a 44-38 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs & Fillies.
Kouts got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bella Birky out in front who went 7 for 12 on her way to 19 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Nemeth, who posted eight points in addition to ten boards and three steals.
Kouts smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, La Porte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 25th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 71-23 defeat at the hands of Chesterton. While losing is never fun, the Slicers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Trojans are ranked 90th).
Kouts will have to contain Keilaeyah Roundtree as she made an impact in La Porte's last game. She had 11 points and five rebounds.
La Porte's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Kouts, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Kouts couldn't quite finish off La Porte when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 45-43. Can Kouts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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