After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Marshfield, the McDonald County Mustangs were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 59-52 win over Aurora. This was payback for McDonald County, who suffered a 58-44 loss the last time these two teams met.
McDonald County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dakota O'brien, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 18 rebounds. Carlie Martin was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with eight assists and six blocks.
McDonald County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Aurora, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
McDonald County will head out on the road to square off against Joplin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. McDonald County is facing Joplin at the right time seeing as Joplin is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Aurora does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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