Milan hasn't had much luck against New Washington recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Milan Indians will take on the New Washington Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. Hopefully Milan focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Monday.
Milan is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They fell just short of South Decatur by a score of 37-34. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since December 19, 2023.
Defeat or not, Milan got some senior leadership from Anna Herzog and Gabby Williamson. Herzog went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds, while Williamson posted seven points along with nine rebounds and two blocks. Herzog is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games.
Even though they lost, Milan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, New Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 70-23 defeat at the hands of Charlestown.
New Washington's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Milan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Milan couldn't quite finish off New Washington in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 47-45. Can Milan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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