If De Soto was riding high fresh off their 94-22 takedown of Postville last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The De Soto Pirates fell to the Ithaca Bulldogs 53-48. The Pirates were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 45-40.
Kylee Venner
| 02/07/25 @ Ithaca | 30 |
| 02/06/25 vs Postville | 33 |
| 02/04/25 @ La Farge/Youth Initiative | 18 |
| 02/01/25 @ Luther | 16 |
| 01/30/25 @ Wauzeka-Steuben | 16 |
| 01/24/25 vs Rushford-Peterson | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why De Soto lost on Friday, don't look at Kylee Venner. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 30 points and 18 boards. The matchup was Venner's sixth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sylvia Krueger, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, De Soto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
De Soto's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Ithaca, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. De Soto will square off against Cashton at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. De Soto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season. We've got a battle between Bulldogs coming up.
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