After soaring to 59 points the game before, Peru was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They were beaten by the Pendleton Heights Arabians 64-22. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Arabians are ranked 11th).
Madalyn Gatliff and Addie Robbins certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Gatliff posted 12 points, while Robbins scored ten points in addition to eight boards and three steals. That was a full 45.5% of Peru's points, marking the ninth time in a row Robbins has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Pendleton Heights to victory were Adah Hupfer and Olivia Jones. Hupfer dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds, while Jones went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. Hupfer has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 40 times she's played. Grace Lee was another key player, putting up nine points.
Peru has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Pendleton Heights, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Peru will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Manchester at 7:45 p.m. on the 13th. As for Pendleton Heights, they will be playing at home against Jay County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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