The Carmel girls basketball team ran its win streak to three games in a row Wednesday with a 70-38 victory at Anderson.
The Greyhounds outscored the Indians in each quarter, slowly building a lead throughout the first three periods. Carmel led 16-11 after the first quarter and 33-21 at halftime. The ‘Hounds then led 47-32 after three periods, then finished the game with a strong defensive fourth quarter, holding Anderson to six points.
Kate Clarke had a phenomenal night, scoring 28 points. Mackenzie Thomas added 16 points and came close to a double-double with nine rebounds. Riley Pennington added nine points.
Thomas had two blocked shots. Emily Roper collected 10 rebounds and made four steals, Hannah Lach pulled six rebounds and Erin Baker had five rebounds. Clarke handed out five assists and Tori Tomalia had four assists.
Carmel is 11-5 and hosts Fort Wayne Carroll on Saturday.
CARMEL 70, ANDERSON 38
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Erin Baker 0-2 0-0 0 0
Kate Clarke 13-21 0-0 28 0
Hannah Lach 0-6 2-2 2 4
Mackenzie Thomas 7-7 2-4 16 1
Emily Roper 3-5 0-0 6 2
Tori Tomalia 1-5 1-2 3 4
Riley Pennington 4-7 1-1 9 3
Laura Valiente 0-0 0-0 0 0
Maya Berglund 1-1 0-0 2 0
Sophia Shepherd 2-2 0-0 4 0
Totals 31-56 6-9 70 14
Score by Quarters
Carmel 16 17 14 23 – 70
Anderson 11 10 11 6 – 38
Carmel 3-point shooting (2-13) Clarke 2-7, Lach 0-4, Tomalia 0-2.
Carmel rebounds (38) Roper 10, Thomas 9, Lach 6, Baker 5, Pennington 3, Tomalia 2, Clarke 2, Berglund 1.