Sunbright has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 59-47 to the Austin-East Roadrunners on Friday.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madeline Petrey, who posted 15 points. Petrey is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Isabella Branstetter was another key player, putting up eight points and six steals.
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| 12/27/24 vs Austin-East | 47-59 |
| 12/19/24 @ Midway | 47-53 |
Even though they lost, Sunbright smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Austin-East found their leader in sophomore Ja'Onna Witt, who had 25 points along with eight boards and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Witt has scored at least a third of Austin-East's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michala Stevenson, who put up nine points and five steals.
Sunbright's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Austin-East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Sunbright didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 35-26 win against Cloudland on the 28th. As for Austin-East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-51 victory against Harriman on the 28th.
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