Preview: Ste. Genevieve Dragons vs. DeSoto Dragons
The Ste. Genevieve Dragons will head out on the road to take on the DeSoto Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Ste. Genevieve focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Ste. Genevieve had to settle for a 45-43 defeat against Festus.
Despite their defeat, Ste. Genevieve saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Chloe Staffen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Staffen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Abt, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, DeSoto took a serious blow against Bunker on Wednesday, falling 61-20. While losing is never fun, DeSoto can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th, while Bunker is ranked 186th).
Ste. Genevieve's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for DeSoto, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season.
Ste. Genevieve beat DeSoto 58-45 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ste. Genevieve since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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