Anderson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-48 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lapel Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 113th).
| 01/09/25 vs Lapel | 13 |
| 12/21/24 @ Pike | 10 |
| 12/27/24 vs Tri-West Hendricks | 9 |
| 12/20/24 vs Muncie Central | 9 |
| 11/23/24 @ Lawrence North | 8 |
Anderson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cambreanna Austin, who went 6 of 9 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. Those 13 points gave Austin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Brown, who posted 13 points.
Laniah Wills continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lapel, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds. Wills has been hot, having posted 12 or more boards the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophie Goodwin, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 15 points.
Anderson's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Lapel, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Anderson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-29 victory against Liberty Christian on the 11th. As for Lapel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 72-9 win against Anderson Prep Academy on the 11th.
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