Basketball Recap: Meeker Drops Highest Score of Season Against Olathe

Cowboys

Team Score (Highest)

02/21/25 vs Olathe	54
12/21/24 vs Banning Lewis Academy	53
12/20/24 vs Bishop Machebeuf	53
02/11/25 vs Roaring Fork	52
02/06/25 vs Plateau Valley	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Meeker). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-24 win over the Olathe Pirates. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cowboys have posted since December 20, 2024.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Meeker to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayla Castillo, who to rack up 19 points and five steals. Castillo is becoming a predictor of Meeker's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 2-1 (and 8-10 when she doesn't). Rylee Sullivan was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.

Meeker was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olathe only one assist.

Despite the defeat, Olathe saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jasmine Rameriz en route to 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Rameriz a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%).

Meeker's win bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Olathe, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 16 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.

Meeker didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-73 victory against North Fork on the 22nd. Olathe does not have any more games scheduled as of now.