Mitchell lost against Eastern back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mitchell Bluejackets took a blow against the Eastern Musketeers, falling 62-11. While losing is never fun, the Bluejackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Musketeers are ranked 159th).
Addison Smith was her usual excellent self, putting up six points along with nine steals and eight assists for Eastern. Smith has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Brawner, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 11 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Mitchell and nudges their season record down to 1-10. As for Eastern, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Mitchell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-13 loss against Crawford County on the 12th. As for Eastern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 46-39 defeat against West Washington on the 12th.
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