West Oso fought the good fight in their overtime contest against United South on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 71-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the United South Panthers.
Defeat or not, West Oso got some senior leadership from Jae'La Hicks and Malaigha Sweats. Hicks dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds, while SweatS dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. What's more, Hicks also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Bella Brown, who had seven points in addition to nine rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, West Oso smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
West Oso's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for United South, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-7.
West Oso has already played their next match (against United South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for United South, they will challenge Alexander at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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