(Guthrie Center, IA) — AC/GC has been on a mission all season long and that is make it to the state tournament — mission will be accomplished with a win tonight against Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont in a Class 2A Regional Final, coverage on KSOM.
The Chargers come in with a record 22-1, their only loss to Des Moines Christian, and have rolled through the playoffs with wins over Earlham 60-40 and Central Decatur 66-46. The main part of AC/GC’s game is creating turnovers but committing turnovers also goes with that — by the numbers the Chargers have committed about an average of 6 more turnovers per game than the Rockets. Head Coach Brad Baudler says the turnover game could decide the outcome
EBF is a perfect 23-0 with wins over Pekin 72-32 and Pleasantville 74-37 in the playoffs. The Rockets have two dynamic scorers — 6 foot Senior Molly Shafer at 22.6 ppg and 5-6 Senior Ava Eastlick at 18.1 a game. Baudler will focus on those two players defensively and force the others to beat them
AC/GC has never been to a state tournament in their current school format — Adair Casey made it to the girls state tournament twice in 1992 and 2014 — Guthrie Center made it 21 times with the last time in 2007. Baudler says why not his team and why not now
Game time of this 2A region final is at 7pm in Norwalk, coverage on KSOM.
Complete Interview with Head Coach Brad Baudler
