The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat were the 47-33 winner over the Centre Cougars when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] lost to Centre on the road by a decisive 45-31 margin on Monday. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bailey Rapp, who scored 13 points along with three steals. Rapp is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Angie Linder was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has not been sharp recently as the team's lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Centre, their victory ended a eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will face off against Wakefield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] is facing Wakefield at the right time seeing as Wakefield is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Centre, they will head out on the road to take on Herington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Herington focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Friday.
