Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Putnam). Everything went their way against the Crawfordsville Athenians on Tuesday as the South Putnam Eagles made off with a 57-34 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Crawfordsville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Molly Pierce, who went 5 for 11 en route to 16 points, and Olivia Hedrick, who earned six points in addition to eight rebounds.
South Putnam now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Crawfordsville, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
South Putnam will venture away from home to face off against North Putnam at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in North Putnam's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while South Putnam has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Crawfordsville, they will host Lebanon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Crawfordsville surely won't give up without a fight.
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