Garrett suffered their biggest loss since January 11, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 75-52 to the Anderson Indians. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Indians are ranked 36th).
Garrett's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah King, who posted 19 points and eight rebounds. King has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Coffman, who put up 13 points and six rebounds.
Anderson was led to victory by Titus Hunter and Javon Warfield. Hunter went 11 of 20 on his way to 23 points in addition to eight rebounds and five blocks, while Warfield went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points along with eight assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Colin Lewis, who had four points in addition to 13 assists and three steals.
Railroaders
| 12/28/24 vs Anderson | 52-75 |
| 12/28/24 @ East Noble | 47-39 |
| 12/21/24 @ Bluffton | 51-47 |
| 12/18/24 vs Bellmont | 59-45 |
| 12/13/24 @ Angola | 44-56 |
Garrett moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Anderson, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Garrett will challenge Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on January 7th. Garrett is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Anderson, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 81-53 win against Yorktown on the 2nd.
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