Southwood is 1-9 against Eastbrook since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Southwood Knights will welcome the Eastbrook Panthers at 7:45 p.m. Hopefully Southwood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Tuesday.
Southwood is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Oak Hill on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southwood came up short against Oak Hill, falling 60-37. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Hali Pershing, who posted eight points along with two steals. What's more, she also posted a 75% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Ashba, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastbrook). They breezed by Taylor to the tune of 62-28 last Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Mia Bustos was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Cochran, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Eastbrook smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Eastbrook's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Southwood, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southwood has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Eastbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southwood was taken down by Eastbrook 56-22 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southwood was down 43-9.
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