After flying high against Lake City last Friday, Stewartville came back down to earth. The Stewartville Tigers took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Byron Bears on Tuesday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 59-52.

Danika Shindelar
02/18/25 @ Byron | 19 |
01/04/25 vs White Bear Lake | 18 |
01/14/25 @ Red Wing | 16 |
12/09/24 @ Pine Island | 15 |
02/14/25 vs Lake City | 12 |
Despite the loss, Stewartville saw an underclassman step up: freshman Danika Shindelar went 7-for-14 on her way to 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Shindelar has scored all season. Audrey Shindelar was another key player, putting up 18 points.
Even though they lost, Stewartville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.8 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.6.
Stewartville suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 18-8. As for Byron, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Stewartville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Byron has already played their next contest (against St. Peter), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps