The Dohn Community Panthers couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Meadowdale 62-15 on Wednesday. Dohn Community was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-9.
Leading Meadowdale to victory were Zhieyah Rolack and Janiyah Middlebrook. Rolack scored 16 points along with 8 rebounds and 6 steals, while Middlebrook dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. Bay'shanna Drake was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 7 steals.
Dohn Community's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Meadowdale, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Dohn Community will head out on the road to face off against Dunbar at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Dunbar focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 32 on Saturday. As for Meadowdale, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Thurgood Marshall at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Thurgood Marshall focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Sunday.
