The Hutchinson Salthawks lost against the Derby Panthers two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Hutchinson took a hard 62-46 fall against Derby.
Derby found their leader in underclassman Macayla Askew, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Askew has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Destiny Smith, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
Hutchinson's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Derby, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hutchinson will face off against Newton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton is coming into the game with four straight defeats at home, meaning Hutchinson will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Derby, they will head out on the road to square off against Maize at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Derby is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Kansas (they are ranked 39th, while Maize is ranked 201st).
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