North Montgomery fought the good fight in their overtime game against Western Boone on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Western Boone Stars 82-77. The Chargin' Chargers' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.
When it comes to explaining why North Montgomery lost, don't look at Kelby Harwood. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. That was a full 42.9% of North Montgomery's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Enlow, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 16 points.
Chargin' Chargers
| 01/31/25 @ Western Boone | 77-82 |
| 01/28/25 @ West Lafayette | 48-53 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lebanon | 44-53 |
| 01/17/25 @ Danville | 37-75 |
| 01/11/25 @ Crawfordsville | 33-42 |
Even though they lost, North Montgomery was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Western Boone was led to victory by Quinn Westerfeld and Gavin Hawkins. Westerfeld went 9 of 15 en route to 29 points and five steals, while Hawkins went 8 for 12 on his way to 25 points and five assists. Those 29 points gave Westerfeld a new career-high. Luke Adkins also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
North Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Western Boone, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
North Montgomery wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 48-39 win against North Vermillion on the 1st. Western Boone has also already played their next game (against Faith Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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