Basketball Recap: Rensselaer Central Takes Down Seeger in a Playoff Battle

Bombers

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 vs Western	58
12/12/24 vs Delphi Community	46
01/28/25 vs Kankakee Valley	43
01/11/25 vs Munster	42
11/09/24 vs North Judson-San Pierre	41

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rensselaer Central had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 61-32 victory over the Seeger Patriots. The Bombers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 26 points or more this season.

Taylor Van Meter continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Kamri Rowland, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.

Rensselaer Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Seeger saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lila Sexton posted six points. Those six points gave Sexton a new career-high.

Rensselaer Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points over those games. As for Seeger, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.

Rensselaer Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 47-33 win against Benton Central on the 7th. Seeger does not have any more games scheduled as of now.