Basketball Recap: Eldon Takes a Loss

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

12/07/24 vs Boonville	57-58
12/04/24 @ Tipton	36-99
12/02/24 vs Versailles	58-42
11/26/24 @ Capital City	52-68
02/28/24 vs Osage	46-56

Eldon was the 65-56 winner over Boonville when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Eldon Mustangs were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 58-57 to the Boonville Pirates. Even though they lost, the Mustangs' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.8 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Eldon's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Delaney Mcghay, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlie Wood, who posted 11 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Eldon and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Boonville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

Eldon will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Fatima at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eldon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. Boonville has already played their next game, a 63-33 win against Macon on the 9th.