The Wayne City Indians struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces had 19 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Wayne City had to suffer through a rough 57-23 loss at the hands of Mt. Carmel. Wayne City has not had much luck with Mt. Carmel recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Wayne City had strong showings from Greenlea Vaughan, who scored seven points along with two blocks, and Kallee Seymour, who scored eight points.
Mt. Carmel found their leader in underclassman Maycee Randall, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Riley Hershey, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Wayne City dropped their record down to 6-21 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.4 points per game. As for Mt. Carmel, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Wayne City will head out on the road to challenge Trico at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Wayne City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday. As for Mt. Carmel, they will face off against Cumberland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Carmel will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Cumberland surely won't give up without a fight.
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