The Wellington-Napoleon Tigers lost against the Lone Jack Mules back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Wellington-Napoleon ended up on the wrong side of a rough 49-26 walloping at the hands of Lone Jack. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wellington-Napoleon in their matchups with Lone Jack: they've now lost four in a row.
Wellington-Napoleon's loss came despite strong showings from Corinna Utterback and Brilynn Zykan. Utterback scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three blocks, while Zykan scored nine points. Zykan continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Wellington-Napoleon has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season. As for Lone Jack, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Wellington-Napoleon will be playing in front of their home fans against Mid-Buchanan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Wellington-Napoleon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Tuesday. As for Lone Jack, they will head out on the road to square off against Barstow at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lone Jack is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, so Barstow is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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