The Mt. Vernon Wildcats pushed their score all the way to 55 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Washington by a score of 58-55. Mt. Vernon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mt. Vernon lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Meyer Robb, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicot Burnett, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Mt. Vernon's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Washington, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Vernon will square off against Tecumseh at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon is facing Tecumseh at the right time seeing as Tecumseh is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Washington, they will head out on the road to challenge Evansville Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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