The Mitchell Tigers were the 41-36 winner over the Morrill Lions when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. Mitchell took a 58-42 bruising from Morrill on Saturday. Mitchell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kate Pieper and Kaitlyn Keener certainly did their best on Saturday to try and avoid the loss. Pieper scored 14 points, while Keener scored ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those ten points set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Sophia Pitts, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Mitchell were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morrill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklin Hess, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for her. Brooklyn Brown was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Mitchell now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Morrill, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Mitchell will be home for the holidays to greet Bayard at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bayard is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58 points per game. Morrill will take on Hay Springs in a holiday battle at 12:00 p.m. on Monday at. Hopefully Hay Springs focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
