Waldron lost against North Decatur back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Waldron Mohawks lost to the North Decatur Chargers at home by a 63-44 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mohawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Chargers are ranked 98th).
When it comes to explaining why Waldron lost, don't look at Alivia Fischer. Despite the final result, she went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kacey Barker, who posted eight points.
North Decatur's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carmen Thackery led the charge by going 5 of 8 en route to 16 points along with five boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Thackery a new career-high in points. Kelsey Haley was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven assists.
Waldron is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7. As for North Decatur, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Waldron wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-56 victory against Knightstown on the 21st. As for North Decatur, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-38 win against Columbus East on the 23rd.
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