Circle falls despite strong effort from Kya Thornton

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2024, 8:46am

Recap: Circle Thunderbirds vs. Buhler Crusaders

The Circle Thunderbirds were the 37-33 winner over the Buhler Crusaders when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Circle fell 55-45 to Buhler on Thursday.

Despite the loss, Circle still got an impressive performance from Kya Thornton, who scored 15 points along with six steals. Thornton is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Londyn Soto, who scored eight points along with two steals.

Circle's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Buhler, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.

Circle will be playing in front of their home fans against Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Rose Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Thursday. Buhler does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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