If the Marionville Comets were feeling good off their 64-26 takedown of the Lockwood Tigers last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Marionville fell 53-46 to Miller on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Marionville of the 57-32 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2023.
Several Comets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lucy Newberry, who scored 15 points along with three steals. Newberry is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last four games she's played. Anna Bright was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miller to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rachel Nunez, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Nunez hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Ashlynn Helton, who scored 13 points along with five assists and two steals.
Marionville's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Miller, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Marionville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Miller at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Marionville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday. Miller's road trip will continue as they head out to face Pierce City at 12:00 p.m. on February 21st. Pierce City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Miller is ranked 127th).
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