If Oakley was riding high fresh off their 60-31 takedown of Wheatland-Grinnell last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oakley Plainsmen fell just short of the Rawlins County Buffaloes by a score of 44-42 on Friday.
Several Plainsmen players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chesney Marshall, who went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jade Beckman, who posted 11 points in addition to six boards and five steals.
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Even though they lost, Oakley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 25 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rawlins County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayte Shively, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Shively a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayten Dewey, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Oakley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Rawlins County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Oakley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 40-39 loss against Dighton on the 14th. As for Rawlins County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-57 win against Quinter on the 14th.
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