The Carroll Cougars entered their tilt with the Caston Comets with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Carroll enjoyed a cozy 45-31 victory over Caston on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Carroll also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Alli Harness continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points along with four steals. She hasn't dropped below 15points for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Madison Wagner, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Caston's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Isabel Scales, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, and Macee Hinderlider who scored five points along with 11 rebounds and two steals. That's the first time this season that Hinderlider pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Carroll has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Caston, their loss dropped their record down to 18-2.
Carroll will be playing in front of their home fans against Lafayette Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lafayette Jefferson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 308th, while Carroll is ranked 46th). As for Caston, they will head out on the road to take on Bremen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Kila Foster and Scales.
