Mitchell suffered their biggest defeat since February 23, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Orleans Bulldogs, falling 62-40. The Bluejackets haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Rylan Crocker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Orleans, going 11 of 22 en route to 31 points. With that strong performance, Crocker is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Bryce Jones, who posted seven points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Mitchell's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-4. As for Orleans, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mitchell has already played their next matchup (against Bedford North Lawrence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Orleans has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Crawford County.
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