Branson lost against West Plains back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Branson Pirates fell just short of the West Plains Zizzers by a score of 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pirates have suffered against the Zizzers since January 8, 2015.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Plains to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shaylee Peterson, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 15 boards. Peterson continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Shrubb, who posted 16 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Branson and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for West Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Coming up, Branson will be playing in front of their home fans against Bolivar at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for West Plains, they have already played their next contest, a 66-53 win against Hickman on the 15th.
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