After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Shelbyville, Connersville was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They snuck past the Indianapolis Metropolitan Pumas with a 58-54 victory.
Maddox Rees was a one-man wrecking crew as he shot 73% from the field on his way to 21 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Simpkins, who posted 11 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Connersville was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They racked up eight more assists than Indianapolis Metropolitan's also-impressive total of 11.
Several Pumas players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaedyn Litzlbauer, who went 7-for-17 en route to 22 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Derek Watson Jr., who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 14 boards.
The win got Connersville back to even at 2-2. As for Indianapolis Metropolitan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Connersville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-32 victory against Winchester Community on the 17th. Indianapolis Metropolitan has also already played their next matchup (against Irvington Preparatory Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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