Smoky Valley Home Educators will venture away from home to take on the Newton HomeSchool Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Smoky Valley Home Educators is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Flint Hills Christian 77-27 on Monday. Smoky Valley Home Educators hasn't had any issues with Flint Hills Christian recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Newton HomeSchool fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They had just enough and edged Chanute Christian out 31-28.
Newton HomeSchool's win came from a few key players Smoky Valley Home Educators will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Samuel Fistler, who posted nine points. Those nine points gave him a new career-high. Theo Busenitz was another key player, putting up six points and ten boards.
Newton HomeSchool smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.2 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 16.4.
Smoky Valley Home Educators' record is now 11-9. As for Newton HomeSchool, their record is now 5-11.
Everything came up roses for Smoky Valley Home Educators against Newton HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 66-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smoky Valley Home Educators 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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