Basketball Recap: Ella Derossett's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Flanagan/Woodland over Henry-Senachwine

After flying high against Hinckley-Big Rock last Friday, Flanagan/Woodland came back down to earth. The Flanagan/Woodland Falcons lost to the Henry-Senachwine Mallards on the road by a 43-27 margin on Saturday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mallards apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.

Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ella Derossett, who posted 11 points. That was a full 40.7% of Flanagan/Woodland's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubry Edens, who earned two points along with nine rebounds and three steals.

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Even though they lost, Flanagan/Woodland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.

Kaitlyn Anderson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards for Henry-Senachwine. Anderson has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lauren Harbison, who put up nine points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.

Flanagan/Woodland's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Henry-Senachwine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-10.

Flanagan/Woodland will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Princeville at 5:30 p.m. on January 9th. As for Henry-Senachwine, they will face off against Putnam County at 6:00 p.m. on January 6th.