The streak ends

If there was any pressure to keep their streak going, it ended last Saturday night as the (2-1) Malta M-ettes fell 63-49 to the Poplar Indians in Poplar. The Indians were able to outscore Malta 25-11 in the fourth quarter. The loss serves as a learning curve for the M-ettes, who will have plenty of time to grow this year as the season comes to its Winter Break.

“We gave up an awful lot of points,” M-ettes Head Coach Nate Hammond said. “That’s more points than I think we’ve ever given up in quite a few years. We just didn’t play well.”

The M-ettes were led by senior Jada Nicholson, who had 16 p...