Penney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Norborne Pirates by a score of 43-40. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2018.
Norborne got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avi Leabo out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristin Waters, who earned nine points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Penney's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Norborne, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Penney will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wellington-Napoleon at 6:15 p.m. on December 17th. As for Norborne, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 42-18 loss against Santa Fe on the 6th.
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