Basketball Recap: Howells-Dodge Falls Despite Big Games from Jade Bayer and Kenadie Throener

After flying high against Wakefield last Saturday, Howells-Dodge came back down to earth. The Howells-Dodge Jaguars fell 48-41 to the Aquinas Monarchs on Tuesday. If the Jaguars were looking for revenge after losing 34-32 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Howells-Dodge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kenadie Throener, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 10 points in addition to five boards and three blocks, and Jade Bayer, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points and three steals. Bayer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.

Aquinas was led to victory by Faith Samek and Riley Campbell. Samek almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds, while Campbell posted 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Miriam Frasher, who put up six points and ten rebounds.

Having lost for the first time this season, Howells-Dodge fell to 2-1. As for Aquinas, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Howells-Dodge will venture away from home to face off against Humphrey-Lindsay at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Aquinas, they will head out to take on Archbishop Bergan at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.