After flying high against Lexington last Saturday, Norwayne came back down to earth. The Norwayne Bobcats fell just short of the Dalton Bulldogs by a score of 55-53 on Tuesday. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Norwayne lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ava Maibach, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. Maibach is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hannah Froelich, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Norwayne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Dalton, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Norwayne will head out on the road to square off against Hillsdale at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dalton has already played their next matchup (against Norwayne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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