South Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 25th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Fountain Central Mustangs and fell 69-13. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Mustangs are ranked 132nd).
Faye Springsteen was South Newton's leading scorer, having posted five points. Hannah Schoenbeck held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Hannah Prickett was nothing short of spectacular for Fountain Central: she went 10 for 15 en route to 21 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. That's the most steals Prickett has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Henley Good, who posted seven points along with six steals and five assists.
South Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Fountain Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
South Newton has already played their next matchup (against Milford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fountain Central has already played their next contest, a 43-29 loss against Parke Heritage on the 23rd.
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