On Friday, the Blackford Bruins came up short against the Greater Latrobe Wildcats and fell 66-56. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 253rd in Indiana, while the Wildcats are ranked 49th in Pennsylvania).
| 12/27/24 vs Greater Latrobe | 19 |
| 12/21/24 @ Eastern Hancock | 26 |
| 12/20/24 @ Elwood | 18 |
Despite the loss, Blackford still got an impressive performance from Gage Baker, who went 8 of 19 en route to 19 points. Baker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Kitterman, who posted seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Blackford and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Greater Latrobe, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Blackford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-50 victory against Tindley on the 27th. As for Greater Latrobe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-36 win against Indianapolis Lutheran on the 27th.
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