Tell City scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Princeton Tigers by a score of 53-51. The loss continues a trend for the Marksmen in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Tell City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ollie Toothman, who went 5 for 10 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Toothman has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Ford, who went 8 for 16 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds.
Princeton was led to victory by Ailie Taylor and Raven Jones. Taylor went 10 for 25 en route to 25 points plus five rebounds and two steals, while Jones had 12 points in addition to six steals. The matchup was Taylor's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jemiah Buford, who posted seven points in addition to six rebounds.
Tell City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Princeton, their record now sits at 2-4.
Tell City has already played their next match (against Princeton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Princeton, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Princeton Tigers challenge the Mt. Vernon Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeton is facing Mt. Vernon at the right time seeing as Mt. Vernon is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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