Dayton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Lowry Buckaroos 54-11. While losing is never fun, the Dust Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Buckaroos are ranked 18th).
Dayton used a three-pronged attack on offense: Aileen Hernandez, Kennidi Smith, and Brooke Grasso posted three points each. Smith also led the team in rebounds with six. Gwyneth Binkier took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
It was another big night for Britain Backus, who went 8-for-17 en route to 19 points along with seven steals and six assists for Lowry. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Backus has scored at least a third of Lowry's points. Natalee Formby was another key player, putting up ten points and six steals.
Dayton's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Lowry, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Dayton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lowry, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-38 win against South Tahoe on the 10th.
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