After flying high against Long last Friday, Geneva came back down to earth. The Geneva Panthers received a blow on Monday as they fell 55-36 to the Holmes County Blue Devils. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 61-60 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Bella Johnson and Kori Post certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Johnson went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points, while Post had seven points in addition to six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Post a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four).
Even though they lost, Geneva smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Geneva moved to 7-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Holmes County, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Geneva won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Providence Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Holmes County, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Freeport at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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