The New Athens Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to take on the Webber Trojans at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. New Athens will be strutting in after a win while Webber will be coming in after a defeat.
New Athens is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Valmeyer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Yellow Jackets blew the Pirates out of the water with a 50-7 final score. The Yellow Jackets pushed the score to 43-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had no chance of recovering from.
Brooke Deterding
| 12/04/25 vs Valmeyer | 23 |
| 12/01/25 @ Gibault Catholic | 15 |
| 11/24/25 @ East Alton-Wood River | 10 |
| 11/22/25 vs Gibault Catholic | 7 |
| 11/20/25 vs Metro-East Lutheran | 24 |
| + 1 more games |
New Athens found their leader in sophomore Brooke Deterding, who went 9-for-16 on her way to 23 points and four steals. Deterding continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Avery Albers was another key player, putting up eight points and seven rebounds.
New Athens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Webber played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 62-30 loss at the hands of Brownstown/St. Elmo. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-10.
New Athens moved to 2-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Webber, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Athens took a serious blow against Webber in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 69-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Trojans' Edyn Knight, who shot 82% from the field en route to 28 points along with five boards and three steals. Now that the Yellow Jackets know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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