Plattsmouth posted their closest win since December 10, 2024 on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Malcolm Clippers out 56-53. This was a revenge game for the Blue Devils: when they faced off against the Clippers back in December of 2024, they had to take a 47-27 defeat.
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Plattsmouth's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jolie Dix led the charge by going 7 for 15 en route to 18 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Those seven assists gave Dix a new career-high. Mila Wehrbein was another key player, going 6 of 14 on her way to 17 points.
Dix wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Plattsmouth was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Malcolm only racked up seven assists.
Despite the loss, Malcolm saw an underclassman step up: freshman Payton Dolliver almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. Dolliver's morning made it 12 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Baylor Bratrsovsky, who posted 15 points and five rebounds.
Plattsmouth is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Malcolm, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Plattsmouth will head out to challenge Gross Catholic at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Plattsmouth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. As for Malcolm, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-25 victory against Louisville on the 3rd.
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