Wilcox-Hildreth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 62-30 loss at the hands of the Amherst Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Broncos are ranked 84th).
Despite the loss, Wilcox-Hildreth saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaleb Johnson posted eight points and six boards.
Gavin Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Amherst, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Carson Riessland was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven boards.
Wilcox-Hildreth's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Amherst, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Wilcox-Hildreth has already played their next game (against Silver Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when the Amherst Broncos face off against the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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