Basketball Recap: Alexandra Dobbs' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Greencastle over North Putnam

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Greencastle suffered their closest defeat since December 13, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the North Putnam Cougars by a score of 59-56. The Tiger Cubs' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Alexandra Dobbs

Points

01/17/25 vs North Putnam	21
12/23/24 vs South Vermillion	20
01/09/24 vs North Montgomery	18
11/23/24 vs South Putnam	18
01/14/25 @ North Montgomery	8

Several Tiger Cubs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alexandra Dobbs, who posted 21 points. That's the most points Dobbs has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards.

Greencastle's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for North Putnam, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.

Greencastle will head out to take on Cascade at 7:30 p.m. on January 25th. As for North Putnam, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 55-45 victory against Western Boone on the 18th.

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