It was a proper cat-fight when Prairie Heights took on Leo on Tuesday. The Prairie Heights Panthers took a 51-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leo Lions. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Emily McCrea and Avery Certain certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. McCrea went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points along with eight boards and five assists, while Certain went 7 of 10 on her way to 16 points. That was a full 35.9% of Prairie Heights' points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Prairie Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Leo, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7.
Prairie Heights and Leo could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Prairie Heights (ranked 289th) will meet Angola (ranked 116th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Leo (ranked 168th) will meet Norwell (ranked 19th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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