With a playoff game on the line, the Kit Carson Wildcats rose to the challenge on Saturday. They strolled past the Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 37-20. This was payback for Kit Carson, who suffered a 44-42 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kit Carson's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nadaya Buttry, who scored seven points. Avery Johnson was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Eads' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Anna Wollert, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds, and Tailee Weeks-Johnson who scored seven points along with five rebounds and four steals. Wollert has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played.
Kit Carson's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Eads, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Kit Carson will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Mile High Academy at 4:00 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully Kit Carson is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Colorado (they are ranked 86th, while Mile High Academy is ranked 224th). Eads is on the road again on Friday and plays Genoa-Hugo/Karval at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Genoa-Hugo/Karval focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.
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