Recap: Curlew Cougars vs. Mary Walker Chargers
The Curlew Cougars pushed their score all the way to 58 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were beaten by Mary Walker 87-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did two weeks ago (57), Curlew still had to take the loss.
Curlew's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Thompson, who scored 19 points. Thompson scored a full 32.8% of Curlew's points, the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Logan Ringstad, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Teko Cates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mary Walker, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Cates' tenth in a row with at least ten points. Conner Wickham-Barkuloo was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Curlew's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Mary Walker, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Curlew will take on Inchelium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mary Walker, they will be playing at home against Wilbur-Creston-Keller at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
