The Vanguard Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Springstead Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Vanguard is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hawthorne just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Hornets and fell 53-16. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-9.
Sanaria Gunsby was Vanguard's leading scorer, having posted five points. Sylnya Roberson held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Jerkiah Richardson took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Springstead waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Leopards as they made off with a 52-28 victory. The team accrued 41 points in the first half and coasted on those for the win.
Vanguard better focus on containing Briana Coleman and Emily Brown as the pair were huge in Springstead's win. Coleman posted eight points and 15 rebounds, while Brown earned 12 points and five boards. That's the most boards Brown has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Michelle Ramirez-Hoyos, who had ten points.
Springstead smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Springstead pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Vanguard, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Vanguard has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Springstead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Vanguard opened the new year with a less-than-successful 36-24 defeat to Springstead. Can Vanguard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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