Urbana falls despite strong effort from Peyton Mounce

By Team Reports Mar 3, 2024, 12:45pm

Recap: Urbana Hillclimbers vs. Badin Rams

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Urbana Hillclimbers can now relate to. They took a 71-53 bruising from the Rams on Friday. Urbana's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

When it comes to explaining why Urbana lost, one person who can't be blamed is Peyton Mounce. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Mounce is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 17 or more in the last eight games she's played. Lyza Forson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.

Urbana's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Badin, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.

Urbana does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Badin's road trip will continue as they head out to face Carroll at 8:00 p.m. on March 5th. One thing working in Carroll's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.

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