Lewistown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 37-31 heartbreaker at the hands of the Brimfield Indians. Lewistown was not able to make up for their loss to Brimfield from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Lewistown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Joley McLaughlin, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. That was a full 38.7% of Lewistown's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Abby Wiegand, who had ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Lewistown's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-15. As for Brimfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Lewistown will square off against Illini West at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Brimfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Havana at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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