Basketball Recap: Peetz Comes Up Short

If Peetz was riding high fresh off their 57-20 takedown of Belleview Christian last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Peetz Bulldogs took a blow against the Briggsdale Falcons on Friday, falling 72-39. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-16.

Nataleigh Kalb

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/07/25 vs Briggsdale	83%
01/28/25 @ Caliche	63%
12/17/24 vs Creek Valley	50%
12/14/24 vs Banner County	50%
12/06/24 vs North Park	50%

Peetz's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nataleigh Kalb, who went 5-for-6 on her way to 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Kalb a new career-high in shooting accuracy (83%). Another player making a difference was Rylee Raffelson, who posted ten points.

Even though they lost, Peetz was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.1 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 7.8.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Briggsdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bailey Loyd, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Brown, who went 7-for-15 en route to 16 points along with six steals and five assists.

Peetz has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Briggsdale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.

Peetz didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-41 victory against Potter-Dix on the 11th. As for Briggsdale, they have also already played their next matchup, a 52-36 defeat against Sedgwick County on the 8th.