South Bend St. Joseph and Culver Academies squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but South Bend St. Joseph had to settle for second. They came up short against the Culver Academies Eagles, falling 61-38. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Eagles are ranked 47th).
Alexa Langager
| 02/07/25 vs Culver Academies | 10 |
| 01/09/25 @ South Bend Riley | 9 |
| 12/06/24 @ Mishawaka Marian | 8 |
| 11/05/24 @ Fremont | 7 |
| 12/10/24 vs NorthWood | 6 |
South Bend St. Joseph's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alexa Langager, who posted ten points. Those ten points gave Langager a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenadie Schrock, who earned ten points.
Culver Academies' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jimara Combs led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Combs is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayla Herron, who went 8 for 18 to rack up 22 points.
South Bend St. Joseph is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-9. As for Culver Academies, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
South Bend St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Culver Academies, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 47-33 victory against Glenn on the 8th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
