Basketball Recap: Brady Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Taryn Stearns and Payton Stienike

Brady easily dispatched South Loup last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Brady Eagles fell just short of the Maxwell Wildcats by a score of 43-40 on Saturday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 52-44.

Payton Stienike and Taryn Stearns certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Stienike almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds, while Stearns posted eight points. Stienike is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last four games she's played.

Kristyn Cheek continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Maxwell, going 5 of 6 on her way to 15 points along with seven boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Flock, who had eight points.

Brady's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Maxwell, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

Brady didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-33 win against Cody-Kilgore on the 3rd. As for Maxwell, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Arapahoe at 6:00 p.m. on January 7th.