Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton County). They took their matchup on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 75-26 victory over the Goreville Blackcats. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-19.
Rayci Phelps was her usual excellent self, going 9 for 20 en route to 23 points plus three steals. Phelps is crushing it when it comes to points: she's scored at least 17 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kora Wellen, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Hamilton County was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goreville only racked up seven.
Despite the loss, Goreville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lydia Kwiatkowski earned 13 points. That was a full 50% of Goreville's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidyn Wiesen, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Hamilton County's record is now 3-1. As for Goreville, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Hamilton County will look to defend their home court on Friday against Lawrenceville at 5:00 p.m. Hamilton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season. As for Goreville, they will challenge Gallatin County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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