If Batavia was feeling good fresh off their 62-27 takedown of New Richmond two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Batavia Bulldogs were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 56-55 to the Western Brown Broncos. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their loss to the Broncos from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Western Brown found their leader in sophomore Madilyn Ruby, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ruby has scored all season. Another player making a difference was J Jenike, who went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Batavia now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Western Brown, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Batavia won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Ursuline Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Batavia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Ursuline Academy likes a good challenge. As for Western Brown, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Goshen at 7:00 p.m.
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