The Miller Grove Wolverines are taking a road trip to challenge the Salem Seminoles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Miller Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were dealt a 64-33 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. The Wolverines were down 54-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
| 01/28/25 vs Columbia | 2 |
| 01/25/25 @ South Atlanta | 5 |
| 01/24/25 vs Redan | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Drew Charter | 6 |
| 01/14/25 vs Salem | 3 |
Despite the loss, Miller Grove had strong showings from Kaeslyn Benjamin, who posted 17 points, and Kamiya Moore, who scored nine points. Benjamin has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nariah Cato, who had three points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell 56-44 to Drew Charter.
Miller Grove's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 10-6. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
Miller Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Salem in their previous meeting on January 14th, winning 39-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller Grove 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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