Western lost against Rensselaer Central back in January of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Western Panthers were beaten by the Rensselaer Central Bombers 76-18. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Bombers are ranked 27th).
Rhiana Bowman was Western's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Rensselaer Central was led to victory by Taylor Van Meter and Kamri Rowland. Van Meter went 11 of 17 en route to 26 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, while Rowland dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 steals. That's the most points Van Meter has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtney Mathew, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Western is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14. As for Rensselaer Central, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Western wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 66-21 loss against McCutcheon on the 25th. Rensselaer Central has also already played their next game (against Kankakee Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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