Basketball Recap: Connersville Drops Highest Score of Season Against South Dearborn

Spartans

Team Score

12/20/24 vs South Dearborn	69
11/09/24 @ Southport	63
11/16/24 @ Shenandoah	62
12/07/24 vs Hamilton Heights	61
12/14/24 @ Lawrenceburg	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Connersville). They really took it to the South Dearborn Knights for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-29 victory. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 21 points or more this season.

Serenity Pennington continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 15 on her way to 24 points and four steals. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Kendyl Bottomley was another key player, putting up nine points along with seven rebounds and three steals.

Connersville was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Connersville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for South Dearborn, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Connersville will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Greenfield-Central at 1:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. As for South Dearborn, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 37-30 victory against Milan on the 21st.