Maywood/Hayes Center was the 53-50 winner over Paxton when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves fell to the Paxton Tigers 41-37. The Wolves' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Kody Schwenk and Keenan Richards certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Schwenk posted nine points and five rebounds, while Richards put up eight points and ten boards. Maywood/Hayes Center is 5-2 when Richards posts eight or more rebounds, but 4-5 otherwise.
Wyatt Walker was the offensive standout of the matchup as he earned 12 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Hebblethwaite, who scored four points and five boards.
Maywood/Hayes Center's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Paxton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Maywood/Hayes Center will be playing in front of their home fans against Wauneta-Palisade at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maywood/Hayes Center is facing Wauneta-Palisade at the right time seeing as Wauneta-Palisade is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Paxton, they will be taking part in a tournament against Hitchcock County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paxton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
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