The New Waverly girls basketball team found out its opponent in the bi-district round of the playoffs Friday night, but now the date, time and place have officially been set.
The Lady Bulldogs will face Kirbyville on Monday night at 6:30 at Angelina College in Lufkin.
Kirbyville’s Lady Wildcats knocked off Newton on Friday night in a tiebreaker game for the final playoff spot out of District 22-2A.
New Waverly head coach Eldridge McAdams watched the tiebreaker contest and got a look at what New Waverly should expect Monday.
“I got a chance to see them last night,” McAdams said Saturday. “They have a nice guard. She can handle the ball well and she can shoot. They also have a girl inside that can score. We are going to have to play to beat them.”
The Lady Bulldogs head into the playoffs fresh off a 61-38 drubbing of Groveton last Tuesday night. New Waverly (20-8) finished tied with Buffalo for second place in District 21-2A, but won a coin flip to get the second seed.
McAdams said that as long as the Lady Dogs play their game, they should be in good shape to advance to area.
“We have to eliminate turnovers,” the coach added. “We have to keep up the tempo. They only have two players off the bench, so I figure that if we keep the tempo up, we can wear them down.
“I always say that we aren’t worried about what the other teams do. It is how we play that we worry about.”
