After flying high against Old Fort last Friday, Danbury came back down to earth. The Danbury Lakers fell just short of the Gibsonburg Golden Bears by a score of 36-34 on Tuesday. The contest marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Danbury lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lauren Bergman, who posted ten points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Maci Brown, who earned six points along with six boards and four steals.
Elly Evarts was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds for Gibsonburg. Evarts is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last seven games she's played. Ansley Fleming was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Danbury's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Gibsonburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Danbury wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-27 win against St. Joseph Central Catholic on the 30th. Gibsonburg has also already played their next contest, a 57-54 victory against Old Fort on the 30th.
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