The Fleming Wildcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 55-34 walloping at the hands of Sedgwick County. While losing is never fun, Fleming can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Sedgwick County is ranked 32nd).
Despite the defeat, Fleming saw an underclassman step up: Brooke Schaefer scored 14 points along with six steals. Schaefer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Bornhoft, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Leading Sedgwick County to victory were Abigail Dille and Lainee Nein. Dille scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Nein scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Dille hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Ryen Carlson, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Fleming's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Sedgwick County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Fleming won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Idalia at 4:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Idalia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday. As for Sedgwick County, they will be playing at home against Holyoke at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sedgwick County is coming into the contest with eight straight victories at home, so Holyoke is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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