
Shamrocks
01/03/25 @ Lawrenceburg | 53-30 |
01/03/25 vs East Central | 44-28 |
12/28/24 vs Floyd Central | 42-27 |
Westfield waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Lawrenceburg Tigers 53-30. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Tigers are ranked 192nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Samantha Price was a one-woman wrecking crew for Westfield as she made all 6 shots she took racking up 16 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsey Van Dyke, who posted 11 points.
Westfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrenceburg only racked up eight assists.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Natalie Knigga, who had six points.
Westfield has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 32.3% in those games and 20.7% outside of them. As for Lawrenceburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Westfield will be playing at home against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Westfield has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Lawrenceburg, they will be taking part in a tournament against Switzerland County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps