The Central Rockets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight defeat. They were the victim of a rough 57-34 loss at the hands of Batavia. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Batavia is ranked fifth).
Despite the defeat, Central had strong showings from Savannah Scheuer, who scored nine points along with five rebounds, and Emersyn Fry, who scored seven points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Emma Payton, who scored eight points.
It was another big night for Brooke Carlson, who scored 18 points along with six steals for Batavia. Carlson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Lowe, who scored four points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Central dropped their record down to 13-15 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Batavia, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 25-5.
Central's road trip will continue as they head out to face Jacobs at 6:00 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Thursday. As for Batavia, they will face off against Bartlett at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Batavia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
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