Prairie Heights lost against Angola back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Prairie Heights Panthers came up short against the Angola Hornets, falling 53-32. 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 289th, while the Hornets are ranked 113th).
Prairie Heights' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bailee Godsey, who posted nine points and three steals. Godsey continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Emily McCrea, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Angola had a senior duo take command as Ava Rinard went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points and three steals and Karleigh Gillen had five points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance gave Gillen a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Holman, who put up 11 points and six rebounds.
Prairie Heights has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Angola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Prairie Heights will welcome Westview at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Angola, they and DeKalb will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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