After flying high against Great Bend last Thursday, South came back down to earth. The South Cougars fell to the Buhler Crusaders 54-50. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2022.
Natalya Krafels was her usual excellent self, going 10 of 19 on her way to 24 points and seven boards for Buhler. With that strong performance, Krafels is now averaging an impressive 16.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Oard, who posted nine points and five assists.
South's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Buhler, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
South will challenge Haysville Campus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South is facing Haysville Campus at the right time seeing as Haysville Campus is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Buhler, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-48 defeat against Andover on the 25th.
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