Basketball Recap: Brown County Eagles vs. Greencastle Tiger Cubs
Brown County entered their game against Greencastle on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Brown County Eagles took a 42-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greencastle Tiger Cubs. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tiger Cubs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Brown County lost, don't look at Ava Stogsdill. Despite the final result, she earned 26 points. That was a full 70.3% of Brown County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greencastle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emily Hunsinger, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hunsinger a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Bailey Brown, who posted eight points in addition to 18 rebounds and two steals.
Brown County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3. As for Greencastle, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Brown County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-20 defeat against Bloomington North on the 16th. Greencastle has also already played their next contest, a 69-28 loss against North Central on the 18th.
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