Brantley lost against Luverne back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Brantley Bulldogs lost 65-40 to the Luverne Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bulldogs have suffered since January 22nd.
12/13/24 vs Luverne | 4 |
12/10/24 vs Goshen | 2 |
12/06/24 vs Booker T. Washington Magnet | 5 |
12/03/24 @ Goshen | 6 |
11/25/24 @ Wilcox Central | 4 |
Despite the defeat, Brantley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore CoCo Stamps shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Stamps has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 24 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Myia Mount, who posted six points and 18 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Brantley 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 boards in eight consecutive matchups.
With the loss, Brantley broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3. As for Luverne, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Brantley and Baker will face off at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Luverne, they and Charles Henderson will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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