Deer Trail is 0-3 against Hi-Plains since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Deer Trail Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Hi-Plains Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Deer Trail is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Deer Trail struggled with assists on Friday (Genoa-Hugo/Karval had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Deer Trail took a 34-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Genoa-Hugo/Karval. Deer Trail has not had much luck with Genoa-Hugo/Karval recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Deer Trail saw an underclassman step up: Megan Donovan almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 48% of Deer Trail's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ally Hardwick, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Hi-Plains beat Rocky Mountain Lutheran 34-27 on Saturday.
Deer Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Hi-Plains, they pushed their record up to 8-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Deer Trail took a serious blow against Hi-Plains when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 44-13. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Deer Trail was down 25-5.
