Basketball Recap: Make It 27 in a Row for Cunningham

Wildcats

Previous Games

02/03/25 @ Macksville	81-59
01/27/25 @ Attica	82-56
01/25/25 vs Medicine Lodge	69-58
01/24/25 vs South Barber	75-44
01/21/25 vs Kinsley	63-28
+ 22 more games

Cunningham put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Macksville Mustangs 81-59. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Cunningham was led to victory by Will Wegerer and Luke Albers. Wegerer almost dropped a triple-double on 31 points, ten boards, and nine assists, while Albers dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds. With that strong performance, Albers is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Logan Kinsler also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Cunningham was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Macksville only racked up eight assists.

Despite the loss, Macksville still got an impressive performance from Diego Esparza, who went 12 for 24 on his way to 32 points along with five boards and four steals. That was a full 54.2% of Macksville's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Grippin, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.

Cunningham pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.4 points. As for Macksville, they moved to 11-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Cunningham has already played their next game, a 73-46 win against Fairfield on the 4th. As for Macksville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-51 victory against LaCrosse on the 4th.