Western lost against McCutcheon back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Western Panthers took a blow against the McCutcheon Mavericks, falling 66-21. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Mavericks are ranked 12th).
Cheyenne Smith was Western's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Smith also led the team in assists with two. Ellyse Walden held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
McCutcheon found their leader in sophomore Lillie Graves, who almost dropped a double-double on 35 points and nine steals. Those nine steals gave Graves a new career-high. Keara Lipscomb-Allen was another key player, going 5 for 8 on her way to 11 points.
Western is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15. As for McCutcheon, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Western will head out on the road to challenge Tri-Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for McCutcheon, they will square off against West Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McCutcheon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
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