Plymouth lost against NorthWood back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the NorthWood Panthers an easy 68-42 win. While losing is never fun, the Pilgrims/Rockies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Panthers are ranked 39th).
NorthWood was led to victory by Kinzee Hartman and Claire Payne. Hartman went 8 of 14 from beyond the arc on her way to 26 points, while Payne dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards. Payne has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylee Heflin, who posted nine points.
Plymouth's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-5. As for NorthWood, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Plymouth will take on Knox in a tournament on Friday. Plymouth is facing Knox at the right time seeing as Knox is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for NorthWood, they will be taking part in a tournament against Westfield at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
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