Basketball Recap: Haeli Tart Key Part of Team Effort in Panthers Win

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for O'Fallon on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-41 victory over the Highland Bulldogs. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Haeli Tart

Steals

01/09/25 vs East St. Louis	8
12/14/24 @ Ladue Horton Watkins	7
11/23/24 vs Breese Central	6
11/21/24 @ Althoff Catholic	6
02/12/25 vs Highland	5
+ 24 more games

O'Fallon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Haeli Tart, who went 8-for-12 en route to 19 points in addition to seven assists and five steals. Tart has become a key player for O'Fallon: the team is 17-3 when she posts at least three steals, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Christopher, who went 8-for-15 to rack up 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

O'Fallon's victory bumped their record up to 21-9. As for Highland, they now have a losing record of 14-15.

O'Fallon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 38-37 win against Taylorville on the 14th. As for Highland, they have also already played their next contest, a 49-47 defeat against Civic Memorial on the 14th.