The Wallace Wildcats struggled with assists on Friday (the Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves had 1800% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Wallace took a serious blow against Maywood/Hayes Center, falling 71-37. Wallace was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-14.
When it comes to explaining why Wallace lost, one person who can't be blamed is Matt Lungrin. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points.
Jeremiah Ingison was on fire for Maywood/Hayes Center: he scored 27 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Gage Gerlach was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 5 rebounds.
Wallace's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Maywood/Hayes Center, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wallace will take on Sandhills/Thedford at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Maywood/Hayes Center, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Southwest at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Southwest focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
