Okawville fought the good fight in their overtime match against Carlyle on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians by a score of 46-44. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Indians/Lady Indians are ranked 32nd).
When it comes to explaining why Okawville lost, don't look at Brynn Rhodes. Despite the final result, she went 5 for 12 on her way to 13 points and four steals. Jenna Hackstadt was another key player, putting up six points and seven rebounds.
Carlyle was led to victory by Sophia Hoffmann and Lera Schmeink. Hoffmann went 7 of 11 on her way to 18 points and eight rebounds, while Schmeink went 7 of 13 on her way to 14 points. That's the most rebounds Hoffmann has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Rolfingsmeyer, who posted five points.
Okawville's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-5. As for Carlyle, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Okawville will be taking part in a tournament against Vienna at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Carlyle, they will take on Teutopolis at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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