Byron lost against Durand back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Byron Eagles were dealt a 57-10 defeat at the hands of the Durand Railroaders. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Railroaders are ranked 253rd).
Durand was led to victory by Hayli Pugh and Taylor Carlson. Pugh went 6 of 7 to rack up 12 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Carlson posted ten points along with six steals and five assists. Carlson has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Izabell Konesny, who put up seven points and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Byron and nudges their season record down to 5-11. As for Durand, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles face off against the Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Byron is facing Lakeville at the right time seeing as Lakeville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Durand, they will head out to face off against Chesaning at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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