There's no place like home for the Western Plains Bobcats, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Triplains/Brewster 41-14 at home on Friday. That 27 point margin sets a new team best for Western Plains this season.
Western Plains' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kalihan Flax led the charge by scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds. It was the first time this season that Flax scored 15 or more points. Madelyn Kraus was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Triplains/Brewster lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lacey Bergsten, who scored six points along with six rebounds and four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Trista Latham, who scored no points along with 14 rebounds.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Triplains/Brewster struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Western Plains racked up 12 assists.
Western Plains has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-15 record this season. As for Triplains/Brewster, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Western Plains will take on Wallace County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wallace Countypresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Western Plains in Kansas (Wallace County is ranked 61st, while Western Plains is ranked 340th). Triplains/Brewster does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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