Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 11 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact the Sissonville Indians proved on Tuesday. They secured a 49-45 W over St. Joseph Central. The win made it back-to-back wins for Sissonville.
Among those leading the charge was Kynadee Britton, who scored 25 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. That makes it two consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Sissonville's points. Another player making a difference was Makinley Britton, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Niko Kaufmann. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points along with 8 steals. The matchup was Kaufmann's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Ransbottom, who scored 8 points along with 12 rebounds.
Sissonville's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. Joseph Central, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sissonville will take on Nitro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nitro focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 39 on Saturday. As for St. Joseph Central, they will be playing at home against Winfield at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Winfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
