After flying high against Kankakee Valley last Friday, Andrean came back down to earth. The Andrean Fighting 59ers took a 60-42 bruising from the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting 59ers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Bronchos are ranked 34th).
Lafayette Jefferson's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alonzo Clawson-Smith, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Clawson-Smith has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 18 times he's played. Devion Penny was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Andrean now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Lafayette Jefferson, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Andrean wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-38 victory against Calumet New Tech on the 27th. As for Lafayette Jefferson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-39 win against Griffith on the 27th.
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