The St. Paul Wildcats's three-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They strolled past Arcadia/Loup City with points to spare, taking the game 50-32. That's another feather in the cap for St. Paul, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
St. Paul was led to victory by Katlyn Oakley and Charlee Wegner. Oakley scored ten points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Wegner scored 14 points. Those 14 points set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Elstermeier, who scored ten points.
Arcadia/Loup City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Eva Jaixen, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds. Jaymeson Gappa was another key contributor, scoring five points.
St. Paul's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Arcadia/Loup City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
St. Paul won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Broken Bow at 3:00 p.m. on December 16th. Broken Bow presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than St. Paul in Nebraska (Broken Bow is ranked 24th, while St. Paul is ranked 213th). Arcadia/Loup City will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bertrand at 11:00 a.m. on December 28th.
