The Rising Sun Shiners suffered their biggest loss since November 3, 2023 on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 57-37 walloping at the hands of Trinity Lutheran. Rising Sun has not had much luck with Trinity Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Rising Sun's loss came despite strong showings from Alyssa Simpson and Jenna Peelman. Simpson dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, while Peelman scored 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Peelman has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
Leading Trinity Lutheran to victory were Jordan Brewer and Marley Warren. Brewer scored 16 points along with five assists and five steals, while Warren scored 17 points along with four steals. Warren has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Liza Froedge, who scored ten points along with three steals and two blocks.
Rising Sun's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Trinity Lutheran, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Rising Sun will head out on the road to face off against Jac-Cen-Del at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jac-Cen-Del will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. As for Trinity Lutheran, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Floyd Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
