Sundance falls despite big games from Lexie Marchant and Jaylin Mills

By Team Reports Feb 26, 2024, 7:20am

Recap: Sundance Bulldogs vs. Pine Bluffs Hornets

After a string of four wins, the Sundance Bulldogs's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Pine Bluffs by a score of 32-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Sundance has suffered since December 9, 2023.

Jaylin Mills and Lexie Marchant certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Mills scored 13 points along with three steals, while Marchant scored four points along with five rebounds and five steals. Mills has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.

Sundance struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They are 11-4 when they just don't pass the ball.

Sundance's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Pine Bluffs, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.

Sundance didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-29 victory vs. Wright on the 23rd. Pine Bluffs has also already played their next contest, a 50-32 loss against Lingle-Fort Laramie on the 23rd.

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