Nekoosa had to endure an 11-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They pulled ahead with a 37-36 photo finish over the Wautoma Hornets on Thursday. This was payback for the Papermakers, who suffered a 39-19 loss the last time these two teams met.
Wautoma lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maddy Meyer, who posted 11 points. Larissa Piechowski was another key player, putting up eight points.
Nekoosa's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-11. As for Wautoma, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Nekoosa has already played their next match (against Port Edwards), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wautoma will look to defend their home court on January 23rd against Mauston at 7:00 p.m.
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