The Deer Trail Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Arickaree 54-20. Deer Trail has struggled against Arickaree recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Deer Trail still got an impressive performance from Jaden Gudenkauf, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Another player making a difference was Jeanette Rodriguez, who scored four points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Deer Trail struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Arickaree racked up 15 assists.
Arickaree was led to victory by RAEYA SCHROCK and JANIYA SMITH. SCHROCK scored 22 points, while SMITH scored 15 points along with four steals. Those 22 points set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of JANICE KALCEVIC, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Deer Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Arickaree, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Deer Trail is on the road again on Friday and play against Wiley at 2:00 p.m. on January 5th. Wiley comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Arickaree, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fleming at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fleming is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
