After two games on the road, South Putnam is heading back home. They will host the Cascade Cadets at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long.
South Putnam is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Edgewood on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Putnam came up short against Edgewood, falling 61-39. The Eagles have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Cascade made easy work of Speedway on Tuesday and carried off a 74-48 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cadets.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cascade to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chloe Smith, who went 8 for 10 en route to 19 points plus seven steals and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Another player making a difference was Kaylee Austin, who went 8 for 20 en route to 20 points plus five assists and three steals.
Cascade smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Speedway only pulled down nine.
Cascade's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for South Putnam, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
South Putnam took a serious blow against Cascade in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 63-29. Thankfully for South Putnam, Creedance Chittenden (who went 10 for 16 en route to 22 points plus three steals) 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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