After flying high against Arlington last Friday, Bartlett came back down to earth. The Bartlett Panthers fell just short of the Collierville Dragons by a score of 52-49 on Tuesday. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Dragons earlier this season, when they won 49-48.
Dacarra Ward
| 02/11/25 @ Collierville | 5 |
| 12/26/24 vs Dickinson | 2 |
| 02/09/24 @ Germantown | 2 |
| 02/08/24 vs Memphis Business Academy | 2 |
| 01/12/24 @ Arlington | 2 |
Bartlett lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Dacarra Ward, who went 6-for-10 on her way to 15 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists. Akya Woods was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 11 points.
Even though they lost, Bartlett smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matches.
Hilary Shikuku was her usual excellent self, putting up 17 points and three steals for Collierville. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Thornton, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Bartlett's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 16-11. As for Collierville, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-5.
Bartlett didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-8 victory against Germantown on the 14th. As for Collierville, they will square off against Houston at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th.
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