Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Italy). They claimed a resounding 66-29 win over the Bynum Bulldogs. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-14.
Landry Janek had a dynamite game for Italy, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Janek has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tatum Box, who earned 14 points plus seven rebounds and six steals.
Italy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Bynum's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Madi Westmoreland, who had four points plus ten assists and five rebounds, and Brooklyn Compean, who posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave Westmoreland a new career-high in assists. Jaedyn Degner was another key player, scoring four points along with two steals.
Italy's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Bynum, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Italy has already played their next matchup, a 55-26 win against McGregor on the 2nd. As for Bynum, they will square off against Covington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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