Sunbright was the 51-30 winner over Oakdale when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Sunbright Tigers fell 56-48 to the Oakdale Eagles on Saturday. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 20-14 in the first quarter.
Sunbright lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mckenna Smith, who posted 19 points in addition to six assists and three steals. That was a full 39.6% of Sunbright's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Madeline Petrey, who put up seven points and seven boards.
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Even though they lost, Sunbright smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
Sunbright's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Oakdale, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
Sunbright has already played their next contest (against Berean Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Oakdale will be playing at home against Midway at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midway is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season.
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