It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Benton Academy can now relate to. They took a blow against the DeSoto Thunderbirds on Friday, falling 60-33. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 212th in Mississippi, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 63rd in Arkansas).
Emmy Barnes was her usual excellent self, going 8-for-17 to rack up 25 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals for DeSoto. Barnes is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in each of the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsyn Gore, who posted six points along with ten assists and seven steals.
Benton Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. As for DeSoto, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 33-3.
Benton Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DeSoto, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 44-33 loss against Lamar Christian on the 15th.
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