Battle Creek was the 55-40 winner over O'Neill when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Battle Creek Braves took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the O'Neill Eagles on Saturday.
O'Neill found their leader in sophomore Hannah Hilker, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points. Hilker has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Mady Heiss was another key player, going 6 for 12 to rack up 14 points and five rebounds.
Battle Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for O'Neill, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Battle Creek will take on Cedar Catholic on Thursday. As for O'Neill, they will host Plainview at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. O'Neill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.
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