Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Decatur Central). They escaped with a win on Wednesday against the Cascade Cadets by the margin of a single free throw, 65-64. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one point.
Cascade's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lilly Hall, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Hall is crushing it when it comes to points: she's scored at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Macey Pugh, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus eight rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Decatur Central and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Cascade, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Decatur Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-46 win against Chicago Hope Academy on the 23rd. Cascade has also already played their next contest (against Decatur Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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