The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Watseka, falling 66-16. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin still got an impressive performance from Marleigh Schmit, who scored nine points. That was a full 56.3% of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Watseka, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Oakwood at 6:30 p.m. on January 12th. Oakwood is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Watseka, they will be playing at home against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 627th, while Watseka is ranked 137th).
