Prairie Heights lost against DeKalb back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Prairie Heights Panthers took a blow against the DeKalb Barons, falling 62-22. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Barons are ranked 79th).
When it comes to explaining why Prairie Heights lost, don't look at Emily McCrea. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 50% of Prairie Heights' points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Prairie Heights has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for DeKalb, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Prairie Heights will venture away from home to face off against Churubusco at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Prairie Heights is facing Churubusco at the right time seeing as Churubusco is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for DeKalb, they will head out on the road to challenge Norwell at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Norwell knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully DeKalb likes a good challenge.
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