After flying high against Shenandoah last Thursday, Lapel came back down to earth. The Lapel Bulldogs lost 76-51 to the Pendleton Heights Arabians on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Arabians are ranked 29th).
Despite the loss, Lapel still got an impressive performance from Laniah Wills, who went 12 of 15 en route to 31 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That was a full 60.8% of Lapel's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Kaycie Warfel continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pendleton Heights, going 15 for 21 on her way to 36 points and three steals. Warfel is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 30 games she's played dating back to last season. Adah Hupfer was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 15 boards.
Lapel's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for Pendleton Heights, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Lapel has already played their next game (against Muncie Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pendleton Heights has already played their next matchup, a 52-37 win against Connersville on the 23rd.
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