Newman Grove/St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell 46-38 to the Riverside Chargers.
Despite the loss, Newman Grove/St. Edward still got an impressive performance from Kailey Patzel, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 21 rebounds. That was a full 52.6% of Newman Grove/St. Edward's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Allyx Forre, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Even though they lost, Newman Grove/St. Edward smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. This was only their 13th loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Grace Mahony had an outrageously good game for Riverside as she dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Mahony a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Weltruski, who had ten points in addition to five steals and three blocks.
Newman Grove/St. Edward's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Riverside, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-14.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers duke it out with the Cedar Bluffs Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Riverside, they will host Nebraska Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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