Marmaton Valley was the 37-30 winner over Crest when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Wildcats were outmatched by the Lancers and fell 49-16. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Lancers are ranked 116th).
Crest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aylee Beckmon out in front who went 11-for-17 on her way to 27 points and five steals. Beckmon is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelin Nilges, who posted six points and nine steals.
Marmaton Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Crest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Marmaton Valley has already played their next game (against Jayhawk Linn), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Crest, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Altoona-Midway at 7:00 p.m.
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