Johnson-Brock extends home winning streak to 14

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 12:20pm

Recap: Johnson-Brock Eagles vs. Diller-Odell Griffin

The Johnson-Brock Eagles can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past Diller-Odell 61-41. The victory was familiar territory for Johnson-Brock who now have four in a row.

Leading Johnson-Brock to victory were Natalie Knippelmeyer and Taryn Ottemann. Knippelmeyer scored 19 points along with five rebounds, while Ottemann dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Behrends, who scored 12 points along with two steals.

Despite the loss, Diller-Odell still got an impressive performance from Myleigh Weers, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 46.3% of Diller-Odell's points, marking the 12th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jaedyn Hajek, who scored three points along with five rebounds and two steals.

Even though they lost, Diller-Odell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Johnson-Brock only pulled down six offensive rebounds.

Johnson-Brock's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 24.1 points. As for Diller-Odell, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.

Johnson-Brock has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Bancroft-Rosalie at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Bancroft-Rosalie focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Thursday. Diller-Odell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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