Recap: Northern Heights Wildcats vs. Herington Railroaders
The Northern Heights Wildcats lost against the Herington Railroaders back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Northern Heights received a tough blow as they fell 56-38 to Herington. Northern Heights has not had much luck with Herington recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Leslyn Kremeier was her usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with five assists and two steals for Herington. Kremeier has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Ecklund, who scored 13 points.
Northern Heights dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Herington, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Northern Heights will be playing at home against Burlingame on Tuesday. Burlingame presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Northern Heights in Kansas (Burlingame is ranked 125th, while Northern Heights is ranked 316th). As for Herington, they will head out on the road to face off against Canton-Galva at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Trinity Espinoza and Kremeier.
