After flying high against Kenwood last Friday, Kirkwood came back down to earth. The Kirkwood Cobras took a hard 41-23 fall against the Clarksville Wildcats on Monday. The Cobras haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Destiny Hughes
| 02/24/25 vs Clarksville | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs West Creek | 9 |
| 02/11/25 @ West Creek | 7 |
| 12/27/24 vs Northwest | 7 |
| 01/31/25 @ Northeast | 6 |
Despite the defeat, Kirkwood saw an underclassman step up: freshman Destiny Hughes posted seven points in addition to ten boards and three steals. Those ten rebounds gave Hughes a new career-high.
Leading Clarksville to victory were Shakiah Vance and Malon Smith. Vance earned 18 points and five boards, while Smith scored 12 points and seven steals. Vance has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ally Howard, who had nine points.
Kirkwood's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Clarksville, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.
Looking ahead, Kirkwood is taking a road trip to challenge Springfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Clarksville, they will challenge Rossview at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clarksville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
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