It was a good run, but the McCool Junction Mustangs unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of St. Mary by a score of 41-39. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points McCool Junction has scored all season.
McCool Junction's loss came despite strong showings from McKenna Yates and Briann Stutzman. Yates scored 15 points along with five steals, while Stutzman scored 16 points. Stutzman continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played.
Mya Hedstrom continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Mary's, scoring 27 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Hedstrom is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Lorissa Reiman, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
McCool Junction's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for St. Mary's, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
McCool Junction will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 211th, while McCool Junction is ranked 54th). As for St. Mary's, they will be playing at home against Santee on Tuesday.
