Angola's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They put the hurt on the Prairie Heights Panthers with a sharp 53-32 victory. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Panthers are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/10/25 vs Prairie Heights | 6 |
| 01/08/25 vs East Noble | 5 |
| 12/18/24 @ Concord | 4 |
| 12/19/24 vs Lakeland | 2 |
| 01/04/25 vs Fremont | 1 |
Angola had a senior duo take command as Ava Rinard went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points and three steals and Karleigh Gillen posted five points along with six rebounds and six steals. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for Gillen. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Holman, who had 11 points and six rebounds.
Prairie Heights lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bailee Godsey, who put up nine points and three steals. Godsey continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Emily McCrea was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Angola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Prairie Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Angola won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against DeKalb at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Prairie Heights, they will take on Westview at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
