If the Douglas County West Falcon were riding high off their 60-24 takedown of the Louisville Lions last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Douglas County West ended up on the wrong side of a tough 62-40 walloping at the hands of Yutan on Thursday. Douglas County West has not had much luck with Yutan recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Douglas County West's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bella Zach, who scored nine points along with three steals. Addison Strong was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five steals.
Douglas County West's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Yutan, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Douglas County West won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Boys Town at 4:30 p.m. on January 19th. Boys Town will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Douglas County West is ranked 110th). As for Yutan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
