Two dominant guards in Kaliya Herman and D'Essence Graham are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Latta Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Carvers Bay Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Latta sitting on nine straight victories and Carvers Bay on 13.
Latta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Hemingway to the tune of 81-15 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Herman was her usual excellent self, putting up 27 points. Another player making a difference was Jeziyah Page, who posted 16 points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Carvers Bay's strategy against Johnsonville on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Carvers Bay blew Johnsonville out of the water with a 48-13 final score. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 26 points or more this season.
Carvers Bay pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points over those games. As for Latta, their record is now 17-5.
Latta came up short against Carvers Bay in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 46-34. Can Latta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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