The Indianapolis Washington Continentals's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. Their tough 62-41 defeat to Herron might stick with them for a while. Indianapolis Washington was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-18.
Amaia Woods and Malaysha Flanagan certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Woods scored 11 points, while Flanagan scored 18 points. That was a full 43.9% of Indianapolis Washington's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Herron's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaycianna Clark led the charge by scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Clark hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 15 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Foerster, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Indianapolis Washington has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Herron, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indianapolis Washington will challenge Bethesda Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Bethesda Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday. Herron's road trip will continue as they head out to face Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 3:15 p.m. on January 13th. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
