Dexter played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 57-33 to the Fredericktown Black Cats. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Black Cats are ranked 88th).
Pj Reutzel was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds for Fredericktown. That makes it three consecutive games in which Reutzel has scored at least a third of Fredericktown's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Miller, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Dexter and nudges their season record down to 11-13. As for Fredericktown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
While Dexter had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on March 6th.
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