There's no place like home for Norborne, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 48-35 victory over the Keytesville Tigers on Friday. The Pirates pushed the score to 40-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
| 01/24/25 vs Keytesville | 17 |
| 01/21/25 @ Brunswick | 21 |
| 01/17/25 vs Tina-Avalon | 23 |
| 01/15/25 vs Sweet Springs | 19 |
Leading Norborne to victory were Kristin Waters and Avi Leabo. Waters went 7 for 15 on her way to 16 points and six steals, while Leabo posted 17 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. Leabo's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sarah Mansur, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Norborne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Defeat or not, Keytesville got some senior leadership from Harlee Bruce and Kinley Dowell. Bruce had 15 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Dowell dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 34.3% of Keytesville's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Norborne's record now sits at 4-9. As for Keytesville, they dropped their record down to 0-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Norborne has already played their next contest (against Madison), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. After both having extra time off, Keytesville and Braymer/Breckenridge will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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