Morgan Township was the 56-36 winner over Westville when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Morgan Township Cherokees lost 59-37 to the Westville Blackhawks on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 75th).
Madi Lemmons
| 01/25/25 vs Westville | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Tri-Township | 2 |
| 01/21/25 vs Hebron | 8 |
| 01/17/25 @ Tri-Township | 3 |
| 01/14/25 vs Washington Township | 3 |
| 01/09/25 @ Andrean | 5 |
Several Cherokees players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madi Lemmons, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Lemmons has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Abby Wasz was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Morgan Township smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hillary Labis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Labis a new career-high in blocks (seven). Another player making a difference was Andrea Benefield, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds.
Morgan Township's record now sits at 13-8. As for Westville, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Westville beat Morgan Township by a score of 58-26 on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
