Basketball Recap: West Lafayette Takes a Loss

If West Lafayette was riding high fresh off their 61-27 takedown of Twin Lakes on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Red Devils were outmatched by the Rensselaer Central Bombers and fell 66-34. The Red Devils were not able to make up for their loss to the Bombers from their previous meeting back in January.

Amaya St. Hilaire

Steals

11/22/25 vs Rensselaer Central	3
11/21/25 vs Twin Lakes	3
11/18/25 @ Benton Central	4
11/11/25 @ Kokomo	2

Despite the defeat, West Lafayette saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Amaya St. Hilaire shot 56% from the field en route to 10 points and three steals. St. Hilaire is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played. May Sandberg also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Brodie Radtke was her usual excellent self, going 7-for-11 on her way to 21 points for Rensselaer Central. Thanks to that strong game, Radtke now owns an excellent 48.2% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Kamri Rowland, who shot 40% from the field to rack up 15 points and five boards.

West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Rensselaer Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Lafayette will square off against Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Red Devils are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Rensselaer Central, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chesterton at 7:00 p.m. on December 2.