Caston was the 43-25 winner over North Judson-San Pierre when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Caston Comets lost 51-28 to the North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Bluejays are ranked 91st).
Despite the defeat, Caston saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Madisyn Douglass posted 18 points. That was a full 64.3% of Caston's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
North Judson-San Pierre's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cailyn Tunis led the charge by going 8 of 15 on her way to 23 points and six rebounds. Tunis' evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyleigh Lehiy, who had seven points in addition to ten boards and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Caston and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for North Judson-San Pierre, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Caston wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 40-32 loss against Pioneer on the 17th. As for North Judson-San Pierre, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-41 win against North White on the 17th.
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