Meridian lost against McCool Junction back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Meridian Mustangs took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McCool Junction Mustangs.
Meridian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaylee Sobotka, who went 8 of 18 en route to 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That was a full 45.2% of Meridian's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taelyn Filipi, who had 12 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Claire Brugger was a one-woman wrecking crew for McCool Junction as she went 8 of 10 on her way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Brugger a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Dakota Wollenburg, who put up ten points and five rebounds.
Meridian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for McCool Junction, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.
Meridian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-41 loss against Shelby-Rising City on the 11th. As for McCool Junction, they will venture away from home to take on Giltner at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th.
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