Bloomfield came into Thursday's contest having lost 14 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 42-35 win over the Clay City Eels on Thursday. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 56-45 loss the last time these two teams met.
Clay City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Shidler, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 10 points. The dominant performance gave Shidler a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jenna Hofmann, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Bloomfield's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-15. As for Clay City, they dropped their record down to 3-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bloomfield will face off against West Vigo at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clay City, they will take on South Vermillion at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Clay City is facing South Vermillion at the right time seeing as South Vermillion is stuck on a 19-game losing streak.
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