Charlestown was the 43-32 winner over Connersville when they last played one another back in December of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Charlestown Pirates took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Connersville Spartans. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leading Connersville to victory were Kendyl Bottomley and Serenity Pennington. Bottomley went 7 of 8 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Pennington went 5 of 6 on her way to 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie McHenry, who posted six points.
Charlestown's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Connersville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Charlestown will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Madison at 7:30 p.m. on January 9, 2025. As for Connersville, they will head out to challenge Greenfield-Central at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Connersville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
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