Sadly, the Man Hillbillies are still looking for their first win of the season after 12 contests. They were outmatched by St. Joseph Central on the road and fell 73-25. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Man of the 60-28 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
St. Joseph Central found their leader in underclassman Ava Gallion, who scored 21 points along with five assists and four steals. Gallion has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mariah Johnson, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Man dropped their record down to 0-12 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.3 points per game. As for St. Joseph Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Man will face off against Tolsia at TBD on Thursday. As for St. Joseph Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
