On Saturday, New Castle was beaten by Northeastern 69-34. While losing is never fun, New Castle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while Northeastern is ranked 142nd).
Loss or not, New Castle got some senior leadership from Morley Blessinger who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and Emma Hart who scored eight points along with five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for her.
Addisen Mastriano was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and six blocks for Northeastern. Those six blocks set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Ava Mikesell, who scored 16 points along with five steals.
New Castle has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season. As for Northeastern, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
New Castle will head out on the road to face off against Batesville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northeastern will be home for the holidays to greet Connersville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Connersville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
