Meridian was the 61-25 winner over East Butler when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Meridian Mustangs fell 42-32 to the East Butler Tigers on Thursday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Meridian still got an impressive performance from Jaylee Sobotka, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 68.8% of Meridian's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Taelyn Filipi was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.
East Butler was led to victory by Lillie Kriz and Morgan Havlovic. Kriz dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Havlovic dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Kriz has scored at least a third of East Butler's points. Another player making a difference was Margret Pekarek, who put up five points and seven rebounds.
Meridian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for East Butler, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8.
Meridian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-37 loss against Twin River on the 25th. East Butler has also already played their next contest, a 39-34 win against Osceola on the 25th.
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