The McDonald County Mustangs will take on the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. McDonald County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
McDonald County is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were outmatched by Marshfield and fell 72-43. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Bluejays are ranked 34th).
Despite the defeat, McDonald County had strong showings from Jamie Washam, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards, and Dakota O'Brien, who posted 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. That was a full 44.2% of McDonald County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Brionna Ziemianin also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Even though they lost, McDonald County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Springfield Catholic beat Mt. Vernon 51-40 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Springfield Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for McDonald County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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