VS. NORTH UNION
The Eagle girls hosted their last home game on Tuesday, Feb. 1, as they were defeated by the North Union Warriors 56-15.
The first quarter began with sheer domination from the Warriors, who smashed 15 points in the first eight minutes of the game. The Eagles responded with four points, as they were down 11 points heading into the second quarter. The second quarter felt like an exact continuation of the first quarter as the Warriors continued to drain points over the Eagles. The Eagle girls fought hard despite the score. Conceding 14 points in the second quarter, the Eagles added another four points. With the arrival of half-time, the Warriors were up 19-8.
The second quarter opened with an even more dominating performance from the Warriors as they added 21 points over the eager Eagles. Scoring another four points, the Eagles stood with 12 points while the Warriors had 40 as the two teams headed into the fourth and final quarter. The final quarter saw the least amount of points scored from both teams. Though the game was arguably already won by the Warriors, the Warriors continued their dominance scoring six points while the Eagles added three before the conclusion of the hard-fought battle. The game ended 56-15 with the Warriors on top.
Next up for the Eagles were the North Iowa Bison, as they were set to face the Bison–with hopes for another victory–on Friday, Feb. 4.
Game stats were not available by press time
VS. NORTH IOWA
After five consecutive wins over the North Iowa Bison since 2020, the Eagles’ streak was ripped in half as they lost 43-31 last Thursday night.
The first quarter saw an overall even matchup as the Eagles were only down three points at the end. The Bison scored seven over the Eagles, who finished the first quarter with four. The Bison and Eagles performed even more similarly than the first quarter. Scoring 10 points the Bison trailed by one point in the second quarter while the Eagles scored 11. The score stood at 17-15 at half-time with the Bison in the lead.
In the third quarter the Bison took off. It was a dominating opening to the second half, and the Eagles weren’t ready for it. Conceding 16 points to the Bison, the Eagles scored five as the score was 33-20 by the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter had potential for an exciting comeback, as the Eagles were down by 13 points. However, the fourth quarter saw identical results as the second. The Eagles added 11 while the Bison added 10, finishing the game with a score of 43-31.
Next up for the Eagles were West Hancock, as both Eagles teams battled at West Hancock on Feb. 7.
Game stats were not available by press time
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