After flying high against Brookside on Tuesday, Vermilion came back down to earth. The match between the Vermilion Sailors and the Midview Middies didn't end well, with the Vermilion Sailors falling 58-44. The Sailors haven't had much luck with the Middies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Vermilion had strong showings from Claire Bartlome, who went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds, and Joscelyn Alvarado, who went 7 for 14 en route to 16 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave Bartlome a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Abby Gawry was another key player, earning six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Leah DiFranco had an outrageously good game for Midview as she went 11 for 22 en route to 33 points plus eight rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Hunter Crum, who had 11 points in addition to six rebounds.
Vermilion now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Midview, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Vermilion will challenge Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midview has already played their next contest, a 58-47 loss against Brunswick on the 2nd.
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