Delphi Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 41-32 to the Carroll Cougars. The Oracles lost against the Cougars in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 70-39 score last time.
| 01/15/25 vs Carroll | 7 |
| 01/03/25 vs Pioneer | 4 |
| 11/22/24 @ Clinton Prairie | 4 |
| 12/18/23 vs Taylor | 3 |
| 11/23/24 vs Frontier | 3 |
Delphi Community lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Payton Morrow, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Morrow a new career-high in steals (seven). Maddy Brown was another key player, putting up seven points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Delphi Community smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Jillian Salts was her usual excellent self, going 7 of 10 on her way to 20 points and five blocks for Carroll. Salts is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last four games she's played.
Delphi Community's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Carroll, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Delphi Community is taking a road trip to challenge Eastern at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Carroll, they will head out to take on Clinton Prairie at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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