Norborne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 35-33 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sweet Springs Greyhounds. The Pirates lost against the Greyhounds in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 54-24 score last time.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Avi Leabo, who posted 19 points and five rebounds. That was a full 57.6% of Norborne's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Tillie Matthews was another key player, putting up two points and eight boards.
Norborne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Sweet Springs, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-7.
Norborne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 37-28 win against Tina-Avalon on the 17th. As for Sweet Springs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-21 loss against Santa Fe on the 17th.
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