Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 18 to 11 on the offensive boards, a fact the Champion Golden Flashes proved on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-49 victory over LaBrae. The win made it back-to-back wins for Champion.
It was another big night for Isabella Meyer, who scored 24 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Champion's points. Another player making a difference was Addie Warzala, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and five assists.
Despite the defeat, LaBrae had strong showings from Ella Kuszmaul, who scored 19 points, and Mariah Jones, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those 11 points set a new season-high mark for her. Marissa Levensky was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 13 rebounds.
Champion's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for LaBrae, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Champion will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Memorial at 6:15 p.m. on December 18th. Memorial is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for LaBrae, they will head out on the road to face off against Brookfield at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Brookfield will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 696th, while LaBrae is ranked 174th).
