Memorial managed to keep up with Bentonville West until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Memorial Chargers lost 72-51 to the Bentonville West Wolverines.
Despite the loss, Memorial had strong showings from Mataya Hall, who posted 22 points and five rebounds, and Autumn Wright, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 43.1% of Memorial's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Memorial dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bentonville West, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-40 loss against Enid on the 13th. Bentonville West and Elkins will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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