The Logansport Berries have not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They managed a 32-26 victory over LaVille on Saturday. This was payback for Logansport, who suffered a 46-44 loss the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Logansport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lydia Goad, who scored nine points along with six rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Goad has scored at least 25% of Logansport's points. Rylinn Spradling was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, LaVille still got an impressive performance from Brooke Edison, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and four steals. Edison is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mikalah Kuskye, who scored six points.
Even though they lost, LaVille were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Logansport's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8. As for LaVille, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 3-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Logansport will face off against Lafayette Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Indiana (Lafayette Jefferson is ranked 310th, while Logansport is ranked 329th). As for LaVille, they will head out on the road to face off against South Bend Riley at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Bend Riley has now lost eight straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 4.
