After flying high against the Northern Valley Huskies last Thursday, the Decatur Community Red Devils came back down to earth. Decatur Community fell 62-52 to Quinter on Friday. Decatur Community found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post ten fewer assists than your opponent.
Several Red Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brylee Minnick, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Minnick is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidyn Witt, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Bryn Gillespie was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds and five steals for Quinter. Gillespie has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. Kennedy Werth was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
Decatur Community has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for Quinter, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Decatur Community will be playing in front of their home fans against Logan on Tuesday. Hopefully Decatur Community focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday. As for Quinter, they and Osborne will face off at 3:00 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Osborne is coming into the match with nine straight victories at home, so Quinter is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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