The Whiteland Warriors lost against the Roncalli Royals back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Whiteland was dealt a 64-33 defeat at the hands of Roncalli. Whiteland has struggled against Roncalli recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Whiteland's loss came despite strong showings from Gwen Higdon and Sam Roadruck. Higdon scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds, while Roadruck scored 7 points. Higdon scored a full 36.4% of Whiteland's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
It was another big night for Claire Lindsey, who scored 22 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds for Roncalli. Another player making a difference was Brennah Cerny, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds.
Whiteland has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Roncalli, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Whiteland will head out on the road to face off against Plainfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Plainfield's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Whiteland has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Roncalli will take on Heritage Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Heritage Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
