Basketball Recap: Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers vs. Green City Gophers
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris lost against Green City back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers came up short against the Green City Gophers, falling 61-40. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Gophers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Grundy County/Newtown-Harris lost, don't look at Kinsley Allnutt. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. Allnutt has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Leeseah Fordyce, who had four points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Green City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Macy Jeffries, who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points plus eight assists and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jeffries a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaryn Hatcher, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
The loss snapped Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Green City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-31 victory against Novinger on the 6th. As for Green City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 76-37 win against La Plata on the 7th.
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