Cotton Center suffered their closest loss since November 11, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Southland Eagles by a score of 28-25. The Elks lost against the Eagles in their previous head to head back in November of 2014, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 54-20 score last time.
Several Elks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kylee Prutzman, who had nine points along with six rebounds and six blocks. Prutzman is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Serenity Hartless, who had 11 points.
Even though they lost, Cotton Center smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Cotton Center now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southland, the win snapped their losing streak at 11 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
While Cotton Center had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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