Basketball Recap: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Has No Trouble Against Centre

Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s game back in December of 2024 was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 39-31 victory over the Centre Cougars. That looming 39-31 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Heat yet this season.

Centre lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Olivia Carlson, who posted eight points along with 17 boards and three steals. Those 17 rebounds gave Carlson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Barton, who put up six points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Centre, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has already played their next game, an 84-17 loss against Little River on the 17th. As for Centre, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 41-17 defeat against Elyria Christian on the 17th.