After a string of three wins, the Indianapolis Washington Continentals's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were dealt a 65-29 loss at the hands of Indianapolis Scecina Memorial. Indianapolis Washington lost against Indianapolis Scecina Memorial in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 62-33 score last time.
Indianapolis Washington's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malaysha Flanagan, who scored 10 points. Flanagan scored a full 34.5% of Indianapolis Washington's points, the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Emalie Walton, who scored 6 points.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial was led to victory by Mayanna Navarra and Ainsley Brown. Navarra scored 15 points along with 4 steals, while Brown scored 17 points along with 8 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Brown has scored at least 25% of Indianapolis Scecina Memorial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Miller, who scored 8 points.
Indianapolis Washington now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Indianapolis Washington will be playing at home against Indiana Math & Science Academy North at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Covenant Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.