Basketball Recap: Indian River Starts Season with Win at Home

By Team Reports Dec 8, 2024, 8:35am

Basketball Recap: Indian River Wolves vs. Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets

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Indian River took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 61-49 victory over the Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets. That's more bragging rights for the Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Indian River was led to victory by Allison LaMora and Keera LaLonde. LaMora dropped a double-double on 24 points and 19 rebounds, while LaLonde went 6 for 14 en route to 26 points plus six rebounds and four steals. LaLonde has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Anna Payne was another key player, scoring three points along with 13 rebounds.

Indian River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 25 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indian River has already played their next matchup (against Fayetteville-Manlius), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fayetteville-Manlius has already played their next match (against Indian River), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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