Pendleton Heights waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They strolled past the Lapel Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 55-41. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Arabians' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 40th).
Adah Hupfer
| 01/20/26 vs Lapel | 11 |
| 01/16/26 @ New Palestine | 20 |
| 01/13/26 vs Carmel | 16 |
| 01/10/26 vs Jay County | 10 |
| 01/03/26 vs Peru | 10 |
| + 41 more games |
Pendleton Heights was led to victory by Adah Hupfer and Olivia Jones. Hupfer dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards, while Jones went 6-for-8 en route to 13 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. Hupfer has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 46 times she's played. Sami Brunk was another key player, putting up seven points and five steals.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Pendleton Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lapel only racked up three.
When it comes to explaining why Lapel lost, don't look at Laniah Wills. Despite the final result, she shot 40% from the field to rack up 18 points and six rebounds. That was a full 43.9% of the Bulldogs' points, marking the 16th time in a row Wills has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Goodwin, who had six points and three steals.
Pendleton Heights' record is now 17-3. As for Lapel, they moved to 17-4 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Pendleton Heights will square off against Hamilton Heights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lapel, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Muncie Central at 7:00 p.m. The Bulldogs will be up against the Bearcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.65 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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