Plymouth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 61-48 to the Penn Kingsmen. While losing is never fun, the Pilgrims/Rockies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st in Indiana, while the Kingsmen are ranked 44th in Indiana).
Trenton Van Duyne
| 02/18/25 vs Penn | 23 |
| 11/30/24 @ Bremen | 18 |
| 01/24/25 @ Wawasee | 17 |
| 01/11/25 vs Argos | 17 |
| 12/17/24 @ Wabash | 17 |
Plymouth's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trenton Van Duyne, who went 8-for-12 on his way to 23 points. The dominant performance gave Van Duyne a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Preston Wolfe, who went 5-for-11 en route to 15 points.
Penn found their leader in freshman Caleb Coolman, who posted 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Hawthorne, who scored 13 points.
Plymouth's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Penn, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
Plymouth didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-57 defeat against Maconaquah on the 22nd. As for Penn, they have also already played their next game, a 67-39 loss against South Bend Riley on the 21st.
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