Hamilton County was the 56-49 winner over Woodlawn when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Hamilton County Foxes took a 49-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Woodlawn Cardinals on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Hamilton County still got an impressive performance from Rayci Phelps, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 40.5% of Hamilton County's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kelsie Ashcraft was another key player, putting up six points.
Woodlawn found their leader in sophomore Andrea Kibler, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points and seven steals. Kibler has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Skinner, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 14 points.
Hamilton County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Woodlawn, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
Hamilton County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Edwards County at 7:00 p.m. on January 27th. Hamilton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season. As for Woodlawn, they will square off against Sandoval at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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