Middletown lost against Lakota East back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Middletown Middies fell 39-30 to the Lakota East Thunderhawks. That's two games in a row now that the Middies have lost by exactly nine points.
| 12/11/24 @ Lakota East | 9 |
| 12/07/24 vs Sycamore | 15 |
| 12/04/24 vs Lakota West | 11 |
Despite the loss, Middletown still got an impressive performance from Leila Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamia Jones, who posted five points and nine rebounds.
Leading Lakota East to victory were Bailey Bacher and Brooke Asher. Bacher had eight points along with nine rebounds and three steals, while Asher went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points. The dominant performance gave Bacher a new career-high in boards. Bella Sturgill was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Middletown now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Lakota East, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Middletown wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 51-45 win against Colerain on the 14th. As for Lakota East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-33 victory against Hamilton on the 18th.
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