Monarch girls rally but fall short

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Mayah Slater goes in for a layup against Spencer.

 
 

The Denison-Schleswig varsity girls basketball team outscored Spencer 31-24 in the second half of a game on Tuesday but could not overcome a 30-14 halftime deficit. The final score was 54-46.

Spencer led 10-8 after one quarter and then put 20 points on the scoreboard to seven for the Monarchs. The Monarchs scored 15 in the third quarter to 14 for the Tigers. Denison-Schleswig outscored Spencer 16-10 in the fourth quarter.

Mayah Slater scored 17 points, followed by 12 for Kiana Schulz and 10 for Whitlee Auen. Gaby Cardenas added five and Samantha Chandler scored two.

Slater grabbed nine rebounds and Addison Inman pulled down eight.

The loss put the Monarchs’ overall record at 8-8.

 
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