On Saturday, the Batavia Bulldogs faced the Alton Redbirds in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Batavia took a 57-39 bruising from Alton. Batavia's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Batavia still got an impressive performance from Brooke Carlson, who scored 16 points. Carlson scored a full 41% of Batavia's points, the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kylee Gehrt, who scored eight points.
Batavia's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Alton, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
Batavia and King's Academy will face off at 3:00 p.m. on January 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Alton and Glenwood will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 4th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Glenwood is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
