West Lafayette was the 72-36 winner over Lafayette Jefferson when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The West Lafayette Red Devils were dealt a 54-23 defeat at the hands of the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Bronchos are ranked 60th).
Molly Andrew was West Lafayette's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Andrew also led the team in rebounds with seven. Emma Garringer took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Maya Layton was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 15 on her way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals for Lafayette Jefferson. The matchup was Layton's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Shaylee Barrett, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points.
West Lafayette is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14. As for Lafayette Jefferson, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Lafayette has already played their next contest (against Tipton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lafayette Jefferson will challenge Marion at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Layton and Nyomi Hahn.
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