Cascade managed to keep up with Mooresville until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Cascade Cadets lost 70-47 to the Mooresville Pioneers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cadets of the 66-38 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Cascade's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Macey Pugh, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds, and Kaylee Austin, who had nine points along with eight assists and three steals. Chloe Smith was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mooresville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Randee Garringer, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Garringer is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MaKenzie Holtzclaw, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 21 points.
Cascade's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Mooresville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Cascade will head out to take on Crawfordsville at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Crawfordsville: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Cascade has snatched up ten consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Mooresville, they will welcome Bloomington North at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bloomington North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
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