Basketball Recap: Fountain Central Skates Past Riverton Parke with Ease

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 @ South Vermillion	64
01/15/25 @ South Newton	56
11/08/24 vs Frankfort	37
01/30/25 @ Riverton Parke	36
01/13/25 vs Covington	30

Fountain Central won the last time they faced Riverton Parke and things went their way on Thursday too. The Fountain Central Mustangs claimed a resounding 47-11 victory over the Riverton Parke Panthers. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.

Fountain Central was led to victory by Henley Good and Hannah Prickett. Good posted 11 points in addition to five assists and five steals, while Prickett went 7 for 12 on her way to 16 points. Good is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played. Brailey Hoagland was another key player, putting up seven points along with five boards and three steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Fountain Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverton Parke only racked up one assist.

Fountain Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Riverton Parke, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.

Fountain Central and Riverton Parke are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Fountain Central will face off against Covington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fountain Central's defense has only allowed 28 points per game this season, so Covington's offense will have their work cut out for them. Riverton Parke has already played their next game (against Attica), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.