Basketball Recap: Kalida Skates Past North Baltimore with Ease

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

02/15/25 vs Continental	47
01/30/25 vs Continental	46
02/08/25 @ Leipsic	35
01/18/25 vs St. John's	34
02/20/25 vs North Baltimore	33

Kalida had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past the North Baltimore Tigers, posting a 58-25 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Kalida was led to victory by Addilyn Huber and Meredith Bockrath. Huber almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine steals, while Bockrath almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Huber is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Allie Kuhlman, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.

Lacie Allison and Josselyn Paynter certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Allison went 6-for-15 en route to 16 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Paynter put up four points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks. That was a full 64% of North Baltimore's points, marking the 22nd time in a row Allison has earned more than a third of the team's points.

Kalida has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. North Baltimore's loss dropped their record down to 16-8.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats face off against the Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with McComb sitting on four straight wins and Kalida on ten. North Baltimore does not have any more games scheduled as of now.