Martinsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by the North Central Thunderbirds 73-21. While losing is never fun, the Bluestreaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 577th in Illinois, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 88th in Indiana).
Jalyn Davidson was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine steals for North Central. That's the most steals Davidson has posted since back in November of 2023. Shelby Seay was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine assists.
Martinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for North Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Martinsville has already played their next match (against Dugger Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Central will face off against Riverton Parke at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.
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