It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the New Athens Yellow Jackets can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 66-44 walloping at the hands of the Pirates on Saturday. New Athens' loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it seven in a row.
When it comes to explaining why New Athens lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mallory Kohnen. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 19 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kohnen has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Peyton Houser, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, New Athens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Valmeyer was led to victory by Brooke Miller and Avery Proffer. Miller scored 16 points along with four steals and two blocks, while Proffer scored 20 points along with six steals. Miller hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Reeves, who scored ten points.
New Athens' defeat was their tenth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-20. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.3 points per game. As for Valmeyer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.
New Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valmeyer, they will head out on the road to take on Marissa/Coulterville at 7:03 p.m. on Monday. Valmeyer is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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