Crothersville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 49-36 to the Southwestern Spartans. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 11-6 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Crothersville still got an impressive performance from Kendra Kelshaw, who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds. What's more, Kelshaw also racked up three offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Rayleigh Lewis, who earned seven points.
It was another big night for Tanna Tatlock, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 18 rebounds for Southwestern. That makes it five consecutive games in which Tatlock has scored at least a third of Southwestern's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Estes, who posted five points in addition to three steals.
Crothersville's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Southwestern, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Crothersville will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cannelton at 5:00 p.m. on December 6th. Crothersville is facing Cannelton at the right time seeing as Cannelton is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Southwestern, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-19 loss against Shelbyville on the 22nd.
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