Lynchburg-Clay suffered their biggest defeat since December 6, 2023 on Saturday. They took a blow against the Hillsboro Indians, falling 72-44. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 595th, while the Indians are ranked 141st).
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madison Mcmullen, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points. Mcmullen continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Waits, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Mustangs
| 11/27/23 @ Peebles | 20 |
| 01/08/24 @ Eastern | 19 |
| 01/18/24 @ Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington | 19 |
| 12/21/23 @ Fairfield | 17 |
| 12/04/23 vs West Union | 16 |
Even though they lost, Lynchburg-Clay was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Peighton Bledsoe, who had 11 points along with six assists and six steals. Bledsoe has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Kyra Boyd was another key player, going 10 of 19 on her way to 21 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Lynchburg-Clay dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hillsboro, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Lynchburg-Clay will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastern at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hillsboro, they will venture away from home to challenge Chillicothe at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th.
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