South Webster was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 40-34 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Joseph Central Irish. While losing is never fun, the Jeeps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 667th in Ohio, while the Irish are ranked 80th in West Virginia).
| 01/04/25 vs St. Joseph Central | 3 |
| 12/21/24 vs Chesapeake | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Eastern | 4 |
| 12/16/24 @ Raceland | 3 |
| 12/12/24 @ Oak Hill | 11 |
When it comes to explaining why South Webster lost, don't look at Addi Claxon. Despite the final result, she went 6 of 11 on her way to 15 points and three steals. Claxon has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cailee Blevins, who posted three points along with eight boards and five steals.
South Webster's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for St. Joseph Central, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-8.
When South Webster and St. Joseph Central next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. South Webster will try to stop Wheelersburg's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, St. Joseph Central will try to stop Charleston Catholic's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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