Basketball Recap: Stockton Comes Up Short

Stockton played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Logan/Palco 61-29. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while Logan/Palco are ranked 25th).

Rhett Kats was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds for Logan/Palco. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Kats has scored at least a third of Logan/Palco's points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Sparks, who went 8 of 13 en route to 17 points and six rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for Stockton and nudges their season record down to 1-7-1. As for Logan/Palco, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.

Stockton will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Natoma at 7:00 p.m. on January 27th. Stockton is facing Natoma at the right time seeing as Natoma is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Logan/Palco, they will face off against Weskan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.