The Dupo Tigers struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (the Valmeyer Pirates had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Dupo suffered a tough 46-26 defeat at the hands of Valmeyer. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dupo in their matchups with Valmeyer: they've now lost three in a row.
Lily McMannis and Kaitlyn Roberts certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. McMannis scored eight points along with seven rebounds, while Roberts scored five points along with two steals.
Dupo's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Roberts got a bit more time on the court (22 vs. her season average of 11.21). Roberts made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points along with two steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
It was another big night for Brooke Miller, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals for Valmeyer. Miller hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. Another player making a difference was Kierstin Miller, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and four steals.
Dupo's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Valmeyer, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Dupo will head out on the road to square off against Mt. Olive at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Dupo focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Thursday. As for Valmeyer, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against New Athens at 1:00 p.m. New Athens is coming into the matchup with nine straight defeats on the road, meaning Valmeyer will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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