Lewistown saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 57-42 bruising from the Pittsfield Saukees. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Saukees are ranked 27th).
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Abby Wiegand, who posted 16 points and six rebounds. Abigail Johnson was another key player, putting up nine points.
Reese Ramsey was her usual excellent self, going 11 of 17 on her way to 29 points and six steals for Pittsfield. That makes it four consecutive games in which Ramsey has scored at least a third of Pittsfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln McCartney, who had ten points and five steals.
Lewistown now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Pittsfield, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Lewistown wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 44-20 defeat against Illini West on the 27th. As for Pittsfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-45 win against Illini Bluffs on the 27th.
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