Basketball Recap: Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's Loss Ends Seven-Game Winning Streak at Home

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City entered their matchup against Vandalia on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats fell 49-42 to the Vandalia Vandals. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 50-43 back in November.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Macee Rodman, who went 8 of 17 en route to 19 points and three steals. That was a full 45.2% of Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ellie Miller, who had nine points and three steals.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5. As for Vandalia, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-4.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City will welcome Altamont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Vandalia, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Brownstown/St. Elmo at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025.