The Greencastle Tiger Cubs and the Parke Heritage Wolves squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Greencastle Tiger Cubs had to settle for second. They took a 43-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. Greencastle's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Greencastle still got an impressive performance from Evelyn Briones, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Briones has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Madi Plew, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Addilee Jenkins was nothing short of spectacular for Parke Heritage: she almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Jenkins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Emma Simpson was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Greencastle's defeat dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Parke Heritage, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 23-3.
Greencastle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Parke Heritage and the Royals will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Eastern Hancock knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully the Wolves like a good challenge.
