Badger's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They blew past the St. John Fighting Herald 42-22. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
01/09/25 @ St. John | 7 |
12/23/24 vs Poland Seminary | 3 |
12/21/24 vs Garfield | 2 |
12/16/24 @ Mathews | 3 |
12/12/24 vs Harding | 9 |
Gabriella Miller was her usual excellent self, putting up 18 points and seven steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Reghan Broadwater also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steals of the season.
Badger smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. John only pulled down five offensive boards.
St. John lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alexa Jordan, who posted 11 points and four steals. That was a full 50% of St. John's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Stern, who had five points and seven rebounds.
With the win, Badger broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-8. As for St. John, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Badger didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-30 defeat against Chalker on the 16th. St. John has also already played their next contest, a 50-20 victory against Harding on the 13th.
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