After flying high against Great Falls two weeks ago, Airport came back down to earth. The Airport Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 45-44 to the River Bluff Gators. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 36-29 back in December of 2024.
Despite the loss, Airport still got an impressive performance from Ja'Sia Booth, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Booth has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Jaelyn Rivers was another key player, putting up six points.
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Even though they lost, Airport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 13 consecutive matchups.
River Bluff found their leader in sophomore Jenna Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Callahan, who posted eight points.
Airport moved to 8-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for River Bluff, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Airport will take on Midland Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Airport is facing Midland Valley at the right time seeing as Midland Valley is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for River Bluff, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-35 defeat against Denmark-Olar on the 6th.
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