Basketball Game Recap: Deer Trail Eagles vs. Hi-Plains Patriots

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 8:48am

Recap: Deer Trail Eagles vs. Hi-Plains Patriots

The Deer Trail Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They suffered a rough 47-26 loss at the hands of Hi-Plains. Deer Trail has not had much luck with Hi-Plains recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Hi-Plains was led to victory by Brooklynn Henschel and Caelan Church. Henschel dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Church dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Henschel scored 15 or more points.

Deer Trail dropped their record down to 5-13 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.3 points per game. As for Hi-Plains, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.

Deer Trail didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 90-33 loss vs. Burlington on the 15th. Hi-Plains has also already played their next contest, a 30-24 victory against Bethune on the 16th.

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