There's no place like home for the South Bend Clay Colonials, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 40-31 victory over South Bend Riley on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for South Bend Clay, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading South Bend Clay to victory were Maliya Freeman and Delilah Castaneda. Freeman dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds, while Castaneda scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Freeman has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tyrece Cunningham, who scored five points along with six rebounds and three steals.
South Bend Riley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Serinity Pinkney, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and five assists. Pinkney also posted two+ blocks for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Serenity Farmer, who scored six points along with four steals.
South Bend Clay's victory bumped their record up to 3-16. As for South Bend Riley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Bend Clay will take on Penn at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Penn presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than South Bend Clay in Indiana (Penn is ranked 71st, while South Bend Clay is ranked 350th). As for South Bend Riley, South Bend Riley and Cassopolis will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Cassopolis will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
