New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 47-38 to the Shelbyville Golden Bears. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 104th).
Despite the defeat, New Castle saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alana Orr went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Kaidyn Minyard, who posted four points.
Trojans
| 12/13/24 vs Shelbyville | 38-47 |
| 12/10/24 @ Connersville | 40-48 |
| 12/03/24 @ New Palestine | 33-37 |
Even though they lost, New Castle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Shelbyville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddy Jones led the charge by going 5 of 8 on her way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Ash, who put up 12 points and three steals.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Shelbyville, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
New Castle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-42 win against Centerville on the 17th. As for Shelbyville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-43 victory against Greenfield-Central on the 17th.
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