Jefferson Independent Day and Hurley squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Jefferson Independent Day had to settle for second. They came up short against the Hurley Tigers, falling 56-31. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Haley Orr, who posted six points.
Hurley had a senior duo take command as Jaema Schimmels put up 27 points along with seven boards and six assists and Madison Conrad dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Schimmels has scored at least a third of Hurley's points. Another player making a difference was Hayden Young, who scored five points.
Jefferson Independent Day's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Hurley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-9.
Jefferson Independent Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hurley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 48-29 win against Exeter on the 1st.
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