Basketball Recap: McDonald County Takes a Loss

McDonald County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 72-43 loss at the hands of the Marshfield Bluejays. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Bluejays are ranked 34th).

Jamie Washam and Dakota O'Brien certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Washam dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards, while O'Brien posted 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. That was a full 44.2% of McDonald County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Brionna Ziemianin also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.

Mustangs

Previous 3 Games

01/20/25 vs Marshfield	43-72
01/16/25 @ Joplin	35-49
01/14/25 vs Webb City	36-63

Even though they lost, McDonald County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

McDonald County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Marshfield, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-4.

McDonald County will be playing at home against Springfield Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marshfield has already played their next game (against Blue Eye), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.