South Webster was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt a 76-41 loss at the hands of the Northeast Dubois Jeeps. While losing is never fun, South Webster can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 699th in Ohio, while Northeast Dubois is ranked 132nd in Indiana).
Despite the defeat, South Webster had strong showings from Addi Claxon, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 16 points and eight steals, and Cailee Blevins, who went 8 of 18 en route to 19 points. That was a full 39% of South Webster's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kylie Rawlins also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
It was another big night for Emmersen Kalb, who went 11 of 16 on her way to 36 points for Northeast Dubois. That makes it three consecutive games in which Kalb has scored at least a third of Northeast Dubois' points. Bella Cummins was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
South Webster's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Northeast Dubois, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
South Webster will challenge Valley at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. South Webster is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Northeast Dubois, they will square off against Forest Park at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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