Basketball Recap: Baxter's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

Baxter

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 @ Martensdale-St. Mary's	36-62
12/13/24 vs GMG	87-67
12/10/24 @ BCLUW	70-16
12/06/24 vs North Tama	78-63
12/05/24 vs Belle Plaine	73-31

It was fun while it lasted, but Baxter's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Martensdale-St. Mary's Blue Devils an easy 62-36 win. The matchup marked Baxter's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Baxter fell to 5-1. As for Martensdale-St. Mary's, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.

Baxter and Collins-Maxwell will face off at 7:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Martensdale-St. Mary's, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against East Union at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Martensdale-St. Mary's is facing East Union at the right time seeing as East Union is stuck on a four-game losing streak.