The Ponderosa Mustangs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 72-25 defeat at the hands of Northfield. Ponderosa was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-10.
Ponderosa struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They are 1-6 when they just don't pass the ball.
Leading Northfield to victory were Nashara Ellerbee and Madison Bethel. Ellerbee scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and six blocks, while Bethel scored 16 points along with eight steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alena Vondracek, who scored ten points.
Ponderosa dropped their record down to 5-18 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Northfield, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Ponderosa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northfield, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Rangeview at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Northfield is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Colorado (they are ranked 32nd, while Rangeview is ranked 85th).
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