Basketball Recap: West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs] Skates Past Metro-East Lutheran with Ease

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] won the last time they faced Metro-East Lutheran and things went their way on Tuesday too. The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars took their contest with ease, bagging a 54-21 win over the Metro-East Lutheran Knights. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Knights are ranked 661st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ali Little, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Little is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Sofie Grubb was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to ten boards and eight steals.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Metro-East Lutheran only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Metro-East Lutheran lost, don't look at Avery Simaytis. Despite the final result, she posted six points and six rebounds.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] has already played their next game, a 51-49 victory against Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia on the 16th. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 38-31 defeat against Maryville Christian on the 16th.