West Plains extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 9-5. They lost 78-54 to the Principia Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Zizzers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Panthers are ranked third).
Despite the loss, West Plains still got an impressive performance from Gillian Green, who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of the Zizzers' points, marking the third time in a row Green has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaylee Peterson, who put up seven points.
As for Principia, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games.
It was another big night for Dasia Scott, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. She has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nadia Bateman, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 12 points and five steals.
West Plains wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 67-56 victory against Republic on the 12th. As for Principia, they have also already played their next matchup, an 84-70 win against Olathe South on the 10th.
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