Bulldogs
| 01/16/25 @ West Plains | 55-65 |
| 01/09/25 @ Hillcrest | 72-66 |
| 01/02/25 vs Liberty | 75-32 |
| 12/28/24 vs Grain Valley | 43-41 |
| 12/27/24 vs Jonesboro | 61-33 |
It was a good run, but Rolla unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 65-55 to the West Plains Zizzers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Zizzers are ranked 70th).
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rylee Dodson, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 38.2% of Rolla's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Akaela Caquelin, who went 8 for 17 en route to 20 points.
West Plains was led to victory by Gillian Green and Shaylee Peterson. Green dropped a double-double on 15 points and 18 boards, while Peterson almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Green is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played. Zoe Scharnhorst was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 14 points.
Rolla's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for West Plains, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rolla will challenge California at 5:30 p.m. on January 23rd. As for West Plains, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Logan-Rogersville at 7:30 p.m. on February 3rd.
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