After a string of eight wins, the Boone Braves's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Ketcham by a score of 40-38.
Boone lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Victoria DelaCruz, who scored 15 points along with four steals. DelaCruz has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenna Murphy, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Boone's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Ketcham, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Boone and St. Thomas More will round out the year against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday at. Ketcham will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Carmel at 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 2024.
