Golden Plains played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 69-27 loss at the hands of the Quinter Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Golden Plains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while Quinter is ranked 14th).
Quinter found their leader in freshman Braelyn Blackwill, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Blackwill continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryn Gillespie, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 12 points and three steals.
Golden Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Quinter, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Golden Plains will square off against Logan/Palco at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Quinter, they will challenge Hoxie at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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