Danville and Fredericktown are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Danville Blue Devils will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Fredericktown Freddies at 1:00 p.m. Danville comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Wednesday, Danville lost to Cardington-Lincoln on the road by a 44-27 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 718th, while the Pirates are ranked 333rd).
Meanwhile, Fredericktown earned a 53-42 win over Loudonville on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Freddies.
Danville better focus on containing Cally Carpenter and Ella Bouton as the pair were huge in Fredericktown's win. Carpenter went 6 of 15 en route to 18 points and four steals, while Bouton posted 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Bouton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Kit Bellman was another key player, putting up ten points.
Danville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Fredericktown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Danville ended up a good deal behind Fredericktown in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, losing 64-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carpenter, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Now that Danville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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