The Fredericktown Black Cats fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Perryville Pirates on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. Fredericktown's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Fredericktown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ava Penuel, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Penuel has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Amelia Miller, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Fredericktown's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Perryville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fredericktown will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dexter at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Perryville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hillsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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