Basketball Recap: Plant Falls Despite Big Games from Madelyn Galuski and Sanae Graham

On Wednesday, the Plant Panthers lost to the Sumner Stingrays on the road by a 71-56 margin. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Stingrays 20-11 in the first quarter.

Despite the loss, Plant had strong showings from Sanae Graham, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards, and Madelyn Galuski, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Those 19 points gave Graham a new career-high.

Even though they lost, Plant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.

Sumner got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Briana Gill-Guyette out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine steals. Gill-Guyette has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Camryn Jeter, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 20 points and six steals.

Plant's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-8. As for Sumner, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.

Plant wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 71-32 loss against Steinbrenner on the 10th. As for Sumner, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-34 defeat against Bloomingdale on the 10th.