Streator was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 59-15 defeat at the hands of the Ottawa Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while the Pirates are ranked 69th).
Despite the loss, Streator still got an impressive performance from Ava Gwaltney, who posted eight points. That was a full 53.3% of Streator's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Streator's loss dropped their record down to 2-29. As for Ottawa, they pushed their record up to 22-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
While Streator 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 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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