Rivalry Game: Girls Basketball vs. Oakville Preview
Varsity Girls Basketball: Oakville vs. Mehlville 2/25/16 – 5:30 P.M.
Edit By: John Erik Hoglund (Player photos courtesy of: Varsityviews.com)
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Oakville (11-12)
Key Players:
10 – Emily Kuntze (Fr.) : 20 GP 8.8 Pts./G* 1.70 Ast./G* 33.2 FG%
22 – Emily Ball (Jr.) : 23 GP* 8.2 Pts./G 1.26 Ast./G 1.48 Stl./G 35.4 FG%
Last 3 Games:
2/12: W – Northwest Cedar Hill (46 – 43)
2/16: L – Webster Groves (68 – 26)
2/19: W – Windsor (Imperial) (44 – 38)
Final Word:
Led by freshman, Emily Kuntze, and junior, Emily Ball, the lady Tigers have plans to beat the Panthers and head into their first district game with a .500 record. The Oakville girls team will be matched up against Webster Groves (15-9), who just defeated the Tigers 68-26. Having such a tough district battle ahead of them, the Tigers need to gain a ton of momentum against Mehlville to continue their season after game one of districts.
Mehlville (3-18)
Key Players:
44 – Maddie Horn (So.) : 20 GP* 9.6 Pts./G 12 BLK* 5.6 Rbs./G
32 – Anna McKinnis (So.) : 20 GP* 9.9 Pts./G* 49.4 FG%* 6.0 Rbs./G*
Last 3 Games:
2/12 : L – Seckman (47-46)
2/15 : L – Kirkwood (57-24)
2/19 : L – Summit (50-32)
Final Word:
Coming off of seven straight losses, a big rivalry game win would be crucial for the Panthers. Mehlville will be playing Lindbergh (10-14) in the first round of districts. A big win against Oakville would give the Panthers a push start into a winnable game in districts. The Panthers fell to Lindbergh 55-37 in a meeting at Lindbergh earlier this season.
Key:
GP = games played Pts./G = points per game Ast./G = assists per game * = leads team
FG% = field goal percentage Stl./G = steals per game BLK = total blocks Rbs./G = rebounds per game