Hardin County entered their matchup against Steeleville on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hardin County Cougars were outmatched by the Steeleville Warriors at home and fell 56-19. Having soared to a lofty 56 points in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Hardin County saw an underclassman step up: freshman Benna Williams went 6 for 13 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 100% of Hardin County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
It was another big night for Rylan Reiss, who went 12 for 15 en route to 28 points plus five steals for Steeleville. The dominant performance also gave Reiss a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Audrey Gladson was another key player, earning nine points.
Hardin County's defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Steeleville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Hardin County has already played their next match, a 24-18 loss against Galatia on the 3rd. As for Steeleville, they will venture away from home to face off against Shawnee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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