Basketball Recap: Bucklin-Macon County Comes Up Short

Bulldogs

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 vs North Shelby	12-43
01/30/25 vs Grundy County/Newtown-Harris	41-36
01/27/25 vs Mercer	33-24
01/24/25 vs Bevier	34-32
01/17/25 @ Southwest	34-14

After a string of five wins, Bucklin-Macon County's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a blow against the North Shelby Raiders, falling 43-12. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Skylar Watson and Ebony Winn, who each put up four points. Winn also led the team in rebounds with six.

Bucklin-Macon County's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for North Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

Bucklin-Macon County will challenge Linn County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bucklin-Macon County is facing Linn County at the right time seeing as Linn County is stuck on a six-game losing streak. North Shelby has already played their next match (against Novinger), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.