The Whiting Oilers can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They walked away with a 52-40 win over Griffith. The win was just what Whiting needed coming off of a 75-29 loss in their prior contest.
Whiting can attribute much of their success to Torie Davis, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Davis has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Quinones, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five steals.
Despite the loss, Griffith saw an underclassman step up: Morgan Von ogden scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. That's the first time this season that Von ogden pulled down eight or more rebounds. Briana Esquivel was another key contributor, scoring three points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Whiting's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11-1. As for Griffith, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Whiting will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Hammond Bishop Noll focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Thursday. As for Griffith, they will head out on the road to face off against Hanover Central at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Hanover Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Friday.
