West Lafayette was the 53-42 winner over Harrison when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The West Lafayette Red Devils had to suffer through a 51-19 loss at the hands of the Harrison Raiders. The match marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, West Lafayette still got an impressive performance from Molly Andrew, who posted 13 points along with seven boards and three steals. That was a full 68.4% of West Lafayette's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Riley McPherson also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Red Devils
| 01/30/25 @ Harrison | 19-51 |
| 01/28/25 @ McCutcheon | 32-71 |
Even though they lost, West Lafayette smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive games.
Harrison got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aleah Szymanski out in front who went 6 for 8 en route to 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Szymanski a new career-high in points. Ava Ahnert was another key player, putting up nine points along with five assists and five boards.
West Lafayette's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Harrison, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-16.
West Lafayette will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lafayette Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on November 4th. As for Harrison, they will square off against Lafayette Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. Harrison has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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