On Thursday, the stars were shining brightly for Meridian in a 45-29 win over Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer. The win made it back-to-back wins for Meridian.
Meridian was led to victory by Ana Dimas and McKenzie Hofstetter. Dimas scored 11 points along with four steals, while Hofstetter scored ten points along with eight rebounds. That's the first time this season that Hofstetter pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaala Stewart, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer saw an underclassman step up: Elie Bstandig dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Bstandig set a new season high mark in steals with five. Another player making a difference was Jaylie McNealy, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Meridian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Meridian will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lewiston on January 2, 2024. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sterling on January 5, 2024.
