Dutchtown lost against Denham Springs back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Dutchtown Griffins lost 75-49 to the Denham Springs Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 14th).
Taylor Smith was her usual excellent self, going 7-for-16 on her way to 19 points along with seven assists and five steals for Denham Springs. Those seven assists gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Prai Nelson, who went 6-for-9 en route to 16 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Dutchtown and nudges their season record down to 11-14. As for Denham Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
While Dutchtown had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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