After soaring to 55 points the game before, Marvell Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They had to suffer through a 67-25 loss at the hands of the DeSoto Thunderbirds. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Thunderbirds earlier this season, when they won 46-40.
Emmy Barnes went supernova for DeSoto, going 11 for 16 on her way to 31 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Reynolds, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards.
Marvell Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for DeSoto, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Marvell Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Calhoun Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 14, 2025. As for DeSoto, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 77-42 win against West Memphis Christian on the 17th.
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