Three Rivers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 42-35 defeat to the Pettus Eagles. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2022.
Morgan Niembro was Three Rivers' leading scorer, having posted 14 points. Sydney Ruiz held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Pettus found their leader in sophomore Hayleigh Cruz, who posted 24 points and eight steals. Cruz has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Three Rivers' defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Pettus, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-13.
Three Rivers will face off against Woodsboro at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodsboro has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Pettus, they will square off against Kenedy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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