Bartram Trail typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Nease proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 31-24 victory over the Bartram Trail Bears. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Bears last Friday, they had to take a 57-53 defeat.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nease to victory, but perhaps none more so than Casey Eliason, who posted seven points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Sage Pytel, who put up four points and ten rebounds.
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Nease smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Bartram Trail lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zoe Schmookler, who scored five points along with six boards and six blocks. Those six blocks gave Schmookler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Campos, who earned five points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Nease's record is now 10-11. As for Bartram Trail, they moved to 14-7 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Nease wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-49 win against Hilliard on the 30th. Bartram Trail has also already played their next contest, a 53-25 victory against Riverside on the 31st.
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