On Saturday, the Higbee Tigers came up short against the Stover Bulldogs and fell 59-48. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 66th).
Stover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlyn Pinzke, who posted 26 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mia Rowland, who scored 12 points and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Higbee and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Stover, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Higbee will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brunswick at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th. As for Stover, they will be playing at home against Northwest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stover is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Northwest a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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