After flying high against Frontier last Tuesday, West Central came back down to earth. The West Central Trojans fell 44-33 to the Tri-County Cavaliers on Thursday. The Trojans have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, West Central had strong showings from Macie Allen, who posted 11 points, and Madisyn DeMoss, who had four points in addition to six rebounds and five blocks. West Central is undefeated when DeMoss posts three or more blocks, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Bunger, who put up four points.
Tri-County was led to victory by Grace Luck and Sara Zarse. Luck posted eight points along with seven steals and six assists, while Zarse earned 12 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Zarse is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 35 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lyzzy Bahler, who had six points and three steals.
West Central's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for Tri-County, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
West Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-35 defeat against Washington Township on the 21st. As for Tri-County, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Newton at 7:30 p.m. on January 9, 2025.
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