The Jac-Cen-Del Eagles won the last time they faced the South Dearborn Knights, and things went their way on Saturday too. Jac-Cen-Del was the clear victor by a 54-31 margin over South Dearborn. Given Jac-Cen-Del's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while South Dearborn is ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jac-Cen-Del was led to victory by Reagan Hughes and Julia Meyer. Hughes scored 15 points along with 3 steals, while Meyer dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hughes has scored at least 25% of Jac-Cen-Del's points. Kelsey Borgman was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 4 steals.
Jac-Cen-Del's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for South Dearborn, they bumped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jac-Cen-Del is on the road again on Tuesday and play against Waldron at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th. Hopefully Waldron focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. As for South Dearborn, they will head out on the road to face off against Greensburg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greensburg will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
