The Ste. Genevieve Dragons lost against the Festus Tigers back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Ste. Genevieve fell just short of Festus by a score of 45-43.
Ste. Genevieve lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chloe Staffen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Staffen hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Bri Abt was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Ste. Genevieve's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Festus, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ste. Genevieve will square off against DeSoto at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Ste. Genevieve focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday. Festus will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Farmington at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. Farmingtonpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Festus in Missouri (Farmington is ranked 66th, while Festus is ranked 213th).
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