The Boonville Pioneers and the Gibson Southern Titans squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Boonville Pioneers had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Titans 78-35. While losing is never fun, Boonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Titans are ranked 20th).
Gibson Southern was led to victory by Gabby Spink and Chloey Graham. Spink dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten assists, while Graham went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 1 assist. Graham continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nola Ravellette, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Boonville has not been sharp recently as the team's lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-20 record this season. As for Gibson Southern, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
Boonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Gibson Southern and the Hatchets will face off at 1:00 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Washington will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
