The South Bend St. Joseph Indians struggled with assists on Tuesday (the NorthWood Panthers had 700% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. South Bend St. Joseph took a serious blow against NorthWood, falling 58-30. While losing is never fun, South Bend St. Joseph can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while NorthWood is ranked 94th).
Several Indians players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kenadie Schrock, who scored 7 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Schrock has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicki Byrne, who scored 6 points.
NorthWood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kinzee Hartman out in front who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Megan Yoder, who scored 8 points along with 5 assists.
South Bend St. Joseph has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for NorthWood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
South Bend St. Joseph will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Marquette Catholic at 7:30 p.m. Marquette Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for NorthWood, they will square off against Mishawaka at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.
