It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dakota can now relate to. They took a 60-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lutheran Crusaders on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Crusaders are ranked 118th).
Makenna Stuckey
| 02/18/25 vs Lutheran | 2 |
| 02/13/25 @ Orangeville | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Durand | 4 |
| 02/10/25 @ South Beloit | 4 |
| 01/30/25 @ Pearl City | 5 |
Dakota's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makenna Stuckey, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Stuckey is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hailey Kerchner, who posted nine points and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Dakota and nudges their season record down to 15-12. As for Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
As of now, neither Dakota nor Lutheran have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
