Southwestern and South Ripley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Southwestern had to settle for second. They took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Ripley Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 52-36 two weeks ago.
Savannah Nussbaum
| 02/07/25 vs South Ripley | 14 |
| 12/12/24 vs New Washington | 9 |
| 12/27/24 @ Hauser | 8 |
| 01/30/25 @ Jac-Cen-Del | 7 |
| 02/04/25 vs Switzerland County | 6 |
Despite the defeat, Southwestern saw an underclassman step up: freshman Savannah Nussbaum went 6-for-11 en route to 14 points and three steals. Those 14 points gave Nussbaum a new career-high. Mikayla Nussbaum was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Even though they lost, Southwestern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
South Ripley was led to victory by Claire Samples and Kaiya Rinear. Samples dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds, while Rinear went 7-for-11 to rack up 21 points and eight boards. Samples has become a key player for South Ripley: the team is 7-1 when she posts at least eight boards, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Werner, who went 5-for-10 on her way to 12 points and three steals.
Southwestern's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for South Ripley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-9.
Southwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Ripley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-29 defeat against Brownstown Central on the 8th.
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