Basketball Recap: Switzerland County Comes Up Short

Switzerland County was the 53-40 winner over Shawe Memorial when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Switzerland County Pacers fell 55-44 to the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Pacers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 75th).

Despite the loss, Switzerland County still got an impressive performance from Addie Kelso, who went 9 of 18 on her way to 21 points. The match was Kelso's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Smith, who posted four points.

This is the second loss in a row for Switzerland County and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Shawe Memorial, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.

Switzerland County has already played their next contest, a 58-34 loss against South Ripley on the 17th. As for Shawe Memorial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-49 victory against Trinity Lutheran on the 17th.