Recap: Washington Township Senators vs. South Central Satellites
The Washington Township Senators pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to South Central. Washington Township was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South Central apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Washington Township lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aiden Armstrong, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Garzella, who scored 11 points.
Derek Welsh continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Central, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Welsh has scored all season. Jay Huerta was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Washington Township has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for South Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Washington Township and Morgan Township will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Morgan Township will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Washington Township surely won't give up without a fight. As for South Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Culver Community at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully South Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
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