Basketball Recap: Haxtun Comes Up Short

Haxtun was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Sedgwick County Cougars, falling 60-28. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).

Despite the loss, Haxtun still got an impressive performance from Jayleigh Bullard, who posted eight points and seven boards.

Leading Sedgwick County to victory were Lainee Nein and Abigail Dille. Nein shot 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine steals, while Dille went 8-for-11 to rack up 19 points and five assists. Dille's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Piper Buettenback, who put up two points.

Haxtun's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Sedgwick County, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 15-3.

Haxtun does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sedgwick County, they will challenge Limon at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Sedgwick County's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Limon has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.