The Labette County Grizzlies were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to Pittsburg on the road by a decisive 73-54 margin. While losing is never fun, Labette County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Pittsburg is ranked 23rd).
Despite the loss, Labette County still got an impressive performance from Hudson Baker, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 40.7% of Labette County's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Barrett Hestand, who scored 14 points.
Labette County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Pittsburg, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4.
Labette County will head out on the road to take on Field Kindley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Field Kindley is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so Labette County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Pittsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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