It was a good run, but the Dodge County Indians unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 37-23 bruising from Sumter County. Dodge County was red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 55 points in the three matchups prior) but Sumter County's defense proved too tough.
Despite the loss, Dodge County still got an impressive performance from Lyric Green, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 65.2% of Dodge County's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Dodge County's loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4. As for Sumter County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Dodge County will be playing in front of their home fans against Berrien at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dodge County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 on Tuesday. As for Sumter County, they will head out on the road to face off against Worth County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumter County is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, meaning Worth County will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
