Waynesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Norwood Pirates, falling 57-34. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Pirates are ranked 80th).
Leading Norwood to victory were Autumn Gunter and Kalie Chadwell. Gunter went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on her way to 21 points and eight rebounds, while Chadwell went 6 for 9 en route to 16 points along with five boards and four steals. That's the most points Gunter has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Chambers, who posted eight points.
Waynesville's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Norwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Waynesville has already played their next game (against Willard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Norwood will take on Fatima in a tournament on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fatima comes in on three and Norwood on four.
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