Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stark County). They came out on top against the Bureau Valley Storm by a score of 43-30 on Wednesday. For the Rebels, this counts as revenge for the 56-36 win the Storm walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Stark County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Haylie Moodie led the charge by scoring nine points in addition to two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Newton, who earned five points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Despite the defeat, Bureau Valley had strong showings from Libby Endress, who posted 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals, and Abby Jamison, who had six points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Jamison a new career-high in threes (two). Izabella Birkey was another key player, scoring four points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
The victory was the third in a row for Stark County, bringing their record for this year to 3-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Bureau Valley, they moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Stark County will be playing in front of their home fans against Kewanee at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bureau Valley has already played their next matchup (against Stark County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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