If Crystal City was riding high fresh off their 55-35 takedown of Bourbon last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crystal City Hornets took a 45-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Herculaneum Black Cats. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Black Cats: they've now lost eight in a row.
Addison Bova
| 02/13/25 @ Herculaneum | 13 |
| 02/03/25 vs St. Paul Lutheran | 8 |
| 01/28/25 @ Northwest | 8 |
| 12/30/24 @ Ellington | 8 |
| 01/14/25 @ Kingston | 6 |
Crystal City lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Addison Bova, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carly Roussin, who posted 13 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Crystal City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Crystal City now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Herculaneum, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-17.
Looking ahead, Crystal City will venture away from home to square off against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Herculaneum, they will challenge Webster Groves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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