Rushville lost against NorthWood back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Rushville Lions took a hard 54-38 fall against the NorthWood Panthers. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Rushville lost, don't look at Leonie Boyer. Despite the final result, she posted 11 points and four steals.
NorthWood had a senior duo take command as Haylee Heflin went 6 of 8 on her way to 16 points and six rebounds and Claire Payne had seven points along with nine rebounds and seven blocks. Those seven blocks gave Payne a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Branham, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 10 points.
Rushville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for NorthWood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Rushville Lions duke it out with the Jennings County Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for NorthWood, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Glenn at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Glenn's defense has only allowed 29.9 points per game this season, so NorthWood's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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