The Lewis Cass Kings will be taking part in a tournament against the Caston Comets at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Lewis Cass focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
Lewis Cass saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They managed a 44-38 victory over Pioneer. Given the Kings' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Panthers are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mylie Sipe and Anna Hedrick were among the main playmakers for Lewis Cass as the former almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 11 points plus five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hedrick a new career-high in threes (three).
Meanwhile, Caston waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Berries by a score of 46-33. The matchup marked the Comets' most dominant win of the season so far.
Caston found their leader in sophomore Madisyn Douglass, who posted 23 points along with five steals. Douglass' evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Colvin, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
The victory got Caston back to even at 4-4. As for Lewis Cass, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lewis Cass has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Caston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Lewis Cass might still be hurting after the 53-28 loss they got from Caston when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Lewis Cass avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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