West Lafayette was the 44-37 winner over Rensselaer Central when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The West Lafayette Red Devils took a blow against the Rensselaer Central Bombers on Thursday, falling 70-31. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Bombers are ranked 26th).
West Lafayette's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Amaya St. Hilaire, who posted six points and 12 rebounds, and Molly Andrew, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points and three steals.
Rensselaer Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Van Meter, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Van Meter has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Courtney Mathew, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 16 points.
West Lafayette's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-13. As for Rensselaer Central, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Lafayette has already played their next game, a 54-23 loss against Lafayette Jefferson on the 21st. As for Rensselaer Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-51 defeat against McCutcheon on the 18th.
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