If Badger was riding high fresh off their 65-23 takedown of Brookfield last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Badger Braves came up short against the Maplewood Rockets on Monday, falling 60-39. The match was a 22-22 toss-up at halftime, but the Braves couldn't quite close it out.
Defeat or not, Badger got some senior leadership from Sophie Stanhope and Gabriella Miller. Stanhope had ten points in addition to seven rebounds, while Miller had nine points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Stanhope a new career-high in threes (two).
Maplewood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lauran Krieg out in front who went 9 for 21 en route to 23 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was Morgan Himes, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Badger's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Maplewood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Badger will venture away from home to face off against Pymatuning Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Maplewood, they will head out to challenge Mathews at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maplewood is facing Mathews at the right time seeing as Mathews is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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