Basketball Recap: Orleans' Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Bulldogs

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 @ White River Valley	57-61
01/09/25 @ North Daviess	43-32
12/27/24 vs Edgewood	38-28
12/27/24 vs Eastern Greene	55-19
12/19/24 vs Perry Central	41-30

After a string of 12 wins, Orleans's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell to the White River Valley Wolverines 61-57. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolverines apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.

Orleans' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mylie Knight, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Alston, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.

Orleans' loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2. As for White River Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.

Orleans has already played their next matchup (against Borden), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. White River Valley has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Pike Central.