Holyoke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 57-17 loss at the hands of the Sedgwick County Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Cougars are ranked 27th).
Holyoke got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Emy Goldenstein and Ellie Kleve, who each put up four points. Kinley Sporhase held things down on the boards with six rebounds. Sophia Bencomo took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Leading Sedgwick County to victory were Lainee Nein and Abigail Dille. Nein went 8-for-14 on her way to 22 points and six steals, while Dille went 6-for-9 to rack up 15 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Thanks to that strong game, Nein now owns an excellent 45.4% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Ryen Carlson, who posted nine points and three steals.
Holyoke's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Sedgwick County, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Holyoke will square off against Merino at 4:00 p.m. on February 21st. As for Sedgwick County, they have already played their next match, a 67-51 win against Burlington on the 15th.
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