It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Michigan City can now relate to. They were beaten by the South Bend Washington Panthers 61-32 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Panthers are ranked 12th).
When it comes to explaining why Michigan City lost, don't look at Paulecia Isom. Despite the final result, she posted 19 points and four steals. That was a full 59.4% of Michigan City's points, marking the fourth time in a row Isom has had more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Bend Washington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryiah Wilson, who scored 13 points and eight steals. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Monique Mitchell, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 20 points.
Michigan City's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for South Bend Washington, the win was the 18th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
Michigan City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Bend Washington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-38 victory against South Bend Riley on the 8th.
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