Basketball Recap: Booker Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 11:52am

Basketball Recap: Booker Kiowas vs. Fort Elliott Cougars

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Booker won the last time they faced Fort Elliott and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Booker Kiowas snuck past the Fort Elliott Cougars with a 59-55 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kiowas.

Booker's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Julian Barton, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Barton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Reydn Rosales, who went 7 for 12 en route to 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Booker smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Fort Elliott59-55
01/10/25 vs Kelton44-26
01/03/25 vs Miami51-46
12/30/24 vs Felt53-38
12/20/24 vs Goodwell62-35
+ 2 more games

Booker's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Fort Elliott, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.

Booker has already played their next game (against Darrouzett), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fort Elliott has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Miami.

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