This season hasn't been kind to the Boone Grove Wolves, who are still winless after their fourth match. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westville. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Boone Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Corey Noonan, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Noonan also grabbed two steals for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Noonan, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Boone Grove were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Westville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaden Pepper out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Pepper's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hannon , who scored 12 points along with six assists and four steals.
Boone Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Westville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Boone Grove will be home for the holidays to greet Tri-Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tri-Township focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday. Westville won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Portage at 1:30 p.m. on December 9th. Hopefully Portage focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine last Saturday.
