Michigan City suffered their closest loss since November 12th on Saturday. They fell just short of the Highland Trojans by a score of 52-49. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Michigan City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Iyanhi Grinston, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds, and Paulecia Isom, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Grinston is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Divine Woods, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 11 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
It was another big night for Jordan Steele, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 22 points along with five rebounds and five steals for Highland. The matchup was Steele's 19th in a row with at least ten points. Avery Steele was another key player, putting up six points and 13 boards.
Michigan City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Michigan City will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on New Prairie at 6:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Highland also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against Griffith at 11:00 a.m. on January 2, 2025.
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