Basketball Recap: Whiting Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Whiting can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wheeler Bearcats by a score of 30-27 on Tuesday. The Oilers have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the defeat, Whiting saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alexis Garro posted 15 points.

Wheeler's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kylie Simpson led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Simpson a new career-high. Ava Lukawski was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.

Whiting's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Wheeler, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-15 record this season.

Whiting does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wheeler, they have already played their next game, a 55-20 win against Hebron on the 7th.