Basketball Recap: Mitchell Sets Scoring Season-High Against Morrill

Tigers

Team Score

12/21/24 @ Morrill	49
12/19/24 vs Hemingford	47
12/07/24 vs Alliance	38
12/12/24 vs Lingle-Fort Laramie	33
12/05/24 @ Bayard	30

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mitchell). They had just enough and edged the Morrill Lions out 49-46. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 62-28 victory the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why Morrill lost on Saturday, don't look at Katelyn Walker. Despite the final result, she went 13 for 25 on her way to 33 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks. That was a full 71.7% of Morrill's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Ott, who put up three points and seven rebounds.

Mitchell now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Morrill, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.

Mitchell wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 65-25 win against Wallace on the 31st. As for Morrill, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Niobrara County at 3:00 p.m. on January 3rd.