The West Lafayette Red Devils came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Rossville by a score of 68-55. Given West Lafayette's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Rossville is ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rossville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brayden Thiele-hahn, who scored 12 points along with two steals, and Mathew Ford who scored seven points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Ford pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Charlie Thompson, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
West Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Rossville, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-14.
West Lafayette will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Benton Central at 6:00 p.m. on February 28th. As for Rossville, they will square off against Attica at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Rossville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
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