After flying high against Castleford last Wednesday, Carey came back down to earth. The Carey Panthers lost to the Dietrich Blue Devils on the road by a 42-24 margin on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, with their most recent loss being a 36-33 defeat back in January.
Dietrich got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Paje Van Tassell out in front who posted 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Van Tassell a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Lily Hanson, who scored six points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Carey's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Dietrich, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Panthers duke it out with the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Richfield has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Dietrich does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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