Dighton easily dispatched St. Francis last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Dighton Hornets fell just short of the Quinter Bulldogs by a score of 44-41 on Tuesday. The Hornets have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Quinter found their leader in freshman Braelyn Blackwill, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Blackwill. Another player making a difference was Bryn Gillespie, who posted 11 points and six boards.
Dighton now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Quinter, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Dighton has already played their next game (against Ness City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Quinter will be taking part in a tournament against Rawlins County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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