If South Central was feeling good fresh off their 59-21 takedown of Hebron last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Central Satellites came up short against the Westville Blackhawks on Saturday, falling 53-28. While losing is never fun, the Satellites can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 78th).
Makenna Welsh was South Central's leading scorer, having posted ten points. Samantha Marks held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Lexi Johnson took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with five assists.
Westville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hillary Labis, who went 10 for 21 on her way to 20 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Labis' evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Andrea Benefield, who went 7 of 11 en route to 15 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
South Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Westville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
South Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-33 victory against Boone Grove on the 20th. As for Westville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-50 win against Washington Township on the 20th.
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