Basketball Recap: Bluffton Beats Woodlan for Their Ninth Straight Victory

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

11/29/24 @ South Adams	62
12/05/24 vs Blackford	53
12/07/24 @ Southern Wells	41
12/10/24 @ Wabash	26
12/13/24 vs Woodlan	23

Bluffton hadn't done well against Woodlan recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Bluffton Tigers blew past the Woodlan Warriors 66-43. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Bluffton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Konley Ault out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Ault a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Stout, who posted 16 points.

Bluffton was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodlan only racked up seven assists.

Despite the loss, Woodlan still got an impressive performance from Alyssa Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brooke Kneubuhler, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.

The victory was the ninth in a row for Bluffton, bringing their record for this year to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.6 points. As for Woodlan, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-4.

Bluffton will head out to face off against Southwood at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bluffton is facing Southwood at the right time seeing as Southwood is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Woodlan, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Norwell at 7:30 p.m. Norwell will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Woodlan surely won't give up without a fight.