Malia Yoder leads Ravens in loss to No. 11 Mepo

By Jeff Yoder
Posted 1/18/22

Hillcrest freshman Malia Yoder had her second double-digit effort of the new year for the Ravens in a 60-29 loss to the conference leader, Mediapolis.

Yoder equalled a career-high with seven …

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Malia Yoder leads Ravens in loss to No. 11 Mepo

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Hillcrest freshman Malia Yoder had her second double-digit effort of the new year for the Ravens in a 60-29 loss to the conference leader, Mediapolis.

Yoder equalled a career-high with seven rebounds and came up just a point shy of matching her best point total with 12 on Tuesday. She also had two steals and two assists for the Ravens. 

“Malia had a great game,” Hillcrest coach Mitchell Drey said. “She was looking for her shot and attacking the basket. She was able to get past the on-ball defender and create her own shots.”

Yoder went 7-for-7 from the free throw line on Tuesday and is up to almost 70 percent for the season.

“Malia did a great job looking for contact when she was going to the basket,” Drey said, “this has been a huge improvement in her game from the start of the year. Malia is also one of our better free throw shooters, so I wasn’t surprised when she was converting her free throws.”

Esther Hughes scored nine points and had a team-high eight rebounds. Norah Yoder made both of her 3-point attempts to finish with six points and Leah Bontrager pulled down four rebounds. 

The Ravens (1-11) outscored the visitors 8-7 in the third quarter after falling behind 49-16 in the first half to the undefeated Bulldogs (12-0). 

“We did a great job on the defensive side of the ball in the second half,” Drey said. “Mediapolis is a great offensive team and they don’t pull any punches. So only allowing them to score 20 points in the second half was a huge deal for us. We need that level of defense the rest of the year.”

 

GAME STATS

Mediapolis 29 20 7 13 – 69

Hillcrest 6 10 8 5 – 29

HILLCREST SCORING: Malia Yoder 12, Esther Hughes 9, Norah Yoder 6, Kylee Statler 2. REBOUNDING: Hughes 8, M. Yoder 7, Leah Bontrager 4. 

MEPO SCORING: Hallie Mohr 26, Payton Bush 16, Hanna Wagenbach 8, Emma Hastings 7, Jaydon Wirt 6, Liz Lane 4, Haley Steffener 2.