It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-23, which was the final score in the Kankakee Valley Kougars's tilt against the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Kougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Bronchos are ranked 55th).
Several Kougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jenna Walker, who posted six points and nine rebounds.
Maya Layton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lafayette Jefferson, almost dropping a double-double on 30 points and nine steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amani Byrd, who earned six points and three steals.
Kankakee Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Lafayette Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Kankakee Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 48-47 defeat against North Judson-San Pierre on the 9th. As for Lafayette Jefferson, they will venture away from home to take on Muncie Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
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