Zionsville was the 72-66 winner over McCutcheon when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Zionsville Eagles took a hard 68-52 fall against the McCutcheon Mavericks on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Mavericks are ranked eighth).
Zionsville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mckenzie Chapman, who went 6 for 12 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Chapman's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Zack, who scored 11 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals.
McCutcheon found their leader in sophomore Lillie Graves, who went 8 for 17 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and seven steals. Graves is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Chloe Finney was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Zionsville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for McCutcheon, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Zionsville will welcome Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Zionsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season. As for McCutcheon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lafayette Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McCutcheon is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Lafayette Central Catholic a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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