Greenwood couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Greenfield-Central Cougars on Thursday, falling 48-27. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Woodmen of the 63-31 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Defeat or not, Greenwood got some senior leadership from Emma Gardner and Olivia Ford. Gardner scored nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks, while Ford earned nine points. The dominant performance also gave Ford a new career-high in threes (three).
Greenfield-Central found their leader in sophomore Izzy Silcox, who went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points plus eight rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Madison Sonsini, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Greenfield-Central and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Greenwood has already played their next matchup, a 66-22 loss against Bloomington North on the 9th. As for Greenfield-Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-37 defeat against Center Grove on the 12th.
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