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Lady Rabbits lose to Breckenridge in bi-district

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It was a disappointing end for the Bowie Lady Rabbits as they lost their bi-district game on Monday night against Breckenridge.
The Lady Bucks won 46-39 in a game they led for most of the last three quarters
Bowie came into the game as favorites being the second seed playing against a third seed. The Lady Rabbits have history with Breckenridge, with the Lady Bucks being in their district the previous two years. Bowie won all four of the previous district matchups and Breckenridge was not in the playoff race in either season.
This year was different and Monday was different.
The game started off with the Lady Rabbits getting out in front with the lead. Bowie led 5-0 after the opening minutes and 9-5 midway through the quarter.
Breckenridge closed the first period strong, as the Lady Rabbits led 14-12.
The second quarter saw Bowie’s offense start to struggle. The Lady Bucks played a 3-2 zone defense that really pressured the 3-point line, but left the corners open. The Lady Rabbits were able to get some open shots there, but had trouble breaking through the opening line of defenders and attacking the paint with any regularity.
Turnovers became an issue as any pause with the ball movement meant pressure was coming and turnovers became an issue with attempted interior passes.
Besides a couple of 3-pointers, Bowie did not score much in the second quarter.
This left Breckenridge the opportunity to take the lead. While the Lady Bucks attempted a decent amount of 3-point shots, they were not going in at a clip that was too worrying. What was were the amount of second chance opportunities and times Breckenridge posted up players on mismatches in the post that allowed the team to score in different ways.
Bowie trailed only 22-20 at halftime, but the offensive struggles would continue in the third quarter.
The Lady Rabbits scored only seven points and made no 3-pointers. Breckenridge responded with its best offensive quarter of the game as the team made three 3-pointers. The lead grew to as much as 11 points at one point and Bowie was down 36-27 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Rabbits turned up the intensity on defense with aggressive, full-court man-to-man pressing. The team played with more urgency which got them better shot attempts.
Bowie cut the lead all the way to one basket, down 42-39 with a little more than two minutes left to play.
After a stretch with no scoring from either side, the Lady Bucks were sent to the free throw line with 39 seconds left. Breckenridge had not shot well from their all night and missed, giving Bowie the ball with the chance for the last shot.
Unfortunately, a careless turnover out of bounce gave Breckenridge the ball right back. The Lady Rabbits were forced to foul and send the Lady Bucks back to the free throw line. Despite shooting barely over 50% all game, they made both free throws to make it a two score game up 44-39.
Coach Matthew Miller thought his team played well, but the stretch in the third quarter when Breckenridge had a good run made the difference in the game to him. He will always remember this team for coming ready to play and never giving up despite not many outsiders expecting much.

“We went 23-10 on the season, finished second in district when we were picked fourth,” Miller said. “Beat some good teams like Childress and City View who are both still playing. We worked hard every day and for that I am grateful to these girls.”

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
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Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
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RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.

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