Basketball Recap: Indian Creek Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Braves

Previous Games

12/27/24 vs Heritage Hills	51-29
12/21/24 vs North Putnam	45-27
12/20/24 @ Edgewood	49-39
12/17/24 vs Whiteland	59-37
12/13/24 vs Cloverdale	64-24
+ 2 more games

Indian Creek had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They ended the year with a bang, routing the Heritage Hills Patriots 51-29. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.

Indian Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ayla Lollar led the charge by putting up nine points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Ellie Oliver, who posted nine points.

Lollar wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Indian Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Hills only racked up two assists.

Heritage Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mia Becher, who earned eight points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mayci Litherland, who put up 13 points.

Indian Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Heritage Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Indian Creek will take on Speedway at 7:30 p.m. on January 4th. Indian Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Heritage Hills, they will square off against Evansville Reitz at 12:30 p.m. on January 4th. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Bailey Hape and Carlie Still.