Smith Center lost against Beloit back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Smith Center Redmen fell just short of the Beloit Trojans by a score of 38-36.
Leah Mckelvey
| 02/25/25 @ Beloit | 14 |
| 02/21/25 vs Trego | 0 |
| 02/20/25 vs Minneapolis | 10 |
| 02/14/25 @ Norton | 3 |
| 02/10/25 vs Superior | 9 |
| + 14 more games |
Leah Mckelvey and Kayln Ifland certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Mckelvey dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds, while Ifland posted ten points in addition to five boards and three steals. That's the most points Mckelvey has posted since back in December of 2024. Ellie Pruden also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Even though they lost, Smith Center was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beloit only four assists.
Beloit had a senior duo take command as Addison Budke dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds and Cassandra Thompson dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards. Budke has become a key player for Beloit: the team is 9-3 when she posts at least ten rebounds, but 2-5 otherwise.
Smith Center has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. The win was the third in a row for Beloit, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
Coming up, Smith Center will venture away from home to square off against Sylvan-Lucas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Beloit, they have already played their next match, a 60-38 victory against Lakin on the 27th.
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