Norskies
| 02/13/26 vs Waunakee | 57-62 |
| 02/10/26 @ Monona Grove | 70-53 |
| 02/07/26 vs Lakeside Lutheran | 51-44 |
| 02/03/26 @ Watertown | 65-22 |
| 01/31/26 @ Baraboo | 68-44 |
DeForest dropped down to 13-10 on Friday, ending the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell 62-57 to the Waunakee Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Norskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Warriors are ranked sixth).
When it comes to explaining why DeForest lost, don't look at Alexis Accuardi. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 19 points and 15 boards. Accuardi has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addy Heuer, who posted 13 points.
As for Waunakee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 15-5 Beaver Dam (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 65.8% over those games).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Waunakee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tessa Bryan, who earned 17 points. Audrey Meudt was another key player, putting up eight points along with nine assists and six boards.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. DeForest will take on rival Beaver Dam at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Waunakee is set to challenge their familiar foe Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
