Mississinewa lost against Yorktown back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Mississinewa Indians took a 59-41 bruising from the Yorktown Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Tigers are ranked 123rd).
When it comes to explaining why Mississinewa lost, don't look at Jaci Crick. Despite the final result, she posted 18 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Avery Wilson, who earned seven points.
Lilly Sylvester went supernova for Yorktown, going 11 of 18 on her way to 24 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Sylvester has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Johnson, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Mississinewa and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Yorktown, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Mississinewa wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-18 victory against Madison-Grant on the 21st. As for Yorktown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-50 loss against Pendleton Heights on the 23rd.
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