If the Douglas County West Falcon were riding high off their 76-34 takedown of the Conestoga Cougars last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Douglas County West fell just short of Platteview by a score of 66-64. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Douglas County West lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Grace Holm. Despite the final result, she went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 0 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Grimm, who scored 12 points.
Douglas County West's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Platteview, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Douglas County West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Platteview, they will head out on the road to square off against Ashland-Greenwood at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Platteview is facing Ashland-Greenwood at the right time seeing as Ashland-Greenwood is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
