Basketball Recap: Ava Maibach's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Norwayne over Dalton

By Team Reports Nov 28, 2024, 6:09pm

Basketball Recap: Norwayne Bobcats vs. Dalton Bulldogs

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After flying high against Lexington last Saturday, Norwayne came back down to earth. The Norwayne Bobcats fell just short of the Dalton Bulldogs by a score of 55-53 on Tuesday. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.

Norwayne lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ava Maibach, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. Maibach is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hannah Froelich, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Norwayne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Dalton, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

Norwayne will head out on the road to square off against Hillsdale at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dalton has already played their next matchup (against Norwayne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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