Recap: South Bend St. Joseph Indians vs. South Bend Washington Panthers
The South Bend St. Joseph Indians struggled with assists on Tuesday (the South Bend Washington Panthers had 2000% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. South Bend St. Joseph was beaten by South Bend Washington 84-24. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Bend St. Joseph in their matchups with South Bend Washington: they've now lost five in a row.
South Bend St. Joseph's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nicki Byrne, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds, and Kayla Woods who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Bend Washington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryiah Wilson, who scored 21 points along with 7 steals. The contest was Wilson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Monique Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with 3 steals.
South Bend St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for South Bend Washington, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
South Bend St. Joseph will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bremen at 7:30 p.m. As for South Bend Washington, they will head out on the road to face off against Jennings County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jennings County is on a three-game streak of home wins, South Bend Washington a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
