If South Decatur was riding high fresh off their 54-27 takedown of Columbus Christian on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars lost 60-34 to the South Ripley Raiders on Tuesday. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Taylor Somers
| 11/18/25 vs South Ripley | 3 |
| 11/17/25 vs Columbus Christian | 2 |
| 11/14/25 vs Rising Sun | 5 |
| 11/13/25 @ Morristown | 4 |
| 11/08/25 @ Southwestern | 3 |
| 11/04/25 vs Milan | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why South Decatur lost, don't look at Taylor Somers. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds. Somers is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Leading South Ripley to victory were Claire Samples and Kaiya Rinear. Samples went 5-for-11 to rack up 14 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards, while Rinear dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds. What's more, Rinear also posted a 60% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in November of 2024. Sophie Lauber was another key player, putting up six points.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Decatur fell to 5-1. As for South Ripley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Decatur will head out to take on North Decatur at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for South Ripley, they will venture away from home to challenge Lawrenceburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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