It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lafayette Jefferson can now relate to. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McCutcheon Mavericks on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Bronchos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Mavericks are ranked 12th).
Maya Layton
| 02/08/25 vs McCutcheon | 67% |
| 02/07/25 vs Harrison | 50% |
| 01/30/25 vs Carroll | 55% |
| 01/28/25 @ Lafayette Central Catholic | 60% |
| 01/27/25 @ Tri-County | 45% |
| + 19 more games |
Lafayette Jefferson's loss came despite strong showings from Maya Layton and Da'niyah Johnson. Layton went 8 for 12 en route to 18 points and six rebounds, while Johnson posted eight points and six boards. Thanks to that strong game, Layton now owns an excellent 45.5% field goal percentage.
McCutcheon was led to victory by Lillie Graves and Keara Lipscomb-Allen. Graves earned 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Lipscomb-Allen scored 16 points. Graves has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Aubrey Miller was another key player, putting up a point along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Lafayette Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for McCutcheon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Lafayette Jefferson nor McCutcheon have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
