The Western Plains Bobcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Chase Kats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Chase took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Western Plains, who comes in off a win.
Western Plains is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Natoma 58-33 on Monday. The Bobcats have beaten the Tigers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Jaelyn Spangler
| 02/17/25 vs Natoma | 16 |
| 02/06/24 vs Heartland Christian | 15 |
| 02/16/24 @ Weskan | 14 |
| 01/23/24 @ Cheylin | 14 |
| 12/14/24 @ Weskan | 12 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Western Plains to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaelyn Spangler, who went 7-for-11 on her way to 16 points and four steals. Those 16 points gave Spangler a new career-high. Madelyn Kraus was another key player, going 7-for-15 en route to 16 points along with five boards and three steals.
Western Plains was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Natoma only posted five assists.
Meanwhile, Chase was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 40th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Pawnee Heights, falling 52-17.
Chase's defeat dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Western Plains, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Western Plains beat Chase 47-37 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Plains since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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