The Penney Hornets pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to West Platte 62-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), Penney still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Penney saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Miller dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Miller is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Titus Mcbee, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds.
Penney has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season. As for West Platte, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Penney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Platte, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 79-53 defeat vs. Plattsburg on the 24th.
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