Basketball Recap: Greenwood Woodmen vs. Indian Creek Braves
Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 55-35 to the Indian Creek Braves. The Woodmen were down 46-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Greenwood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emma Gardner, who had seven points along with nine rebounds and four blocks. Gardner is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaire Gillis, who earned nine points.
Even though they lost, Greenwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Leading Indian Creek to victory were Alexa Sichting and Ayla Lollar. Sichting dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, while Lollar scored 13 points along with six assists and four steals. That's the most assists Lollar has posted since back in November of 2023. Bre Gault was another key player, scoring two points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Greenwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Indian Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Greenwood will play host again on Monday to welcome Plainfield, where tip off is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Plainfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Indian Creek, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-26 defeat against Center Grove on the 21st.
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