The Heartland Huskies's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They were the victim of a tough 61-39 defeat at the hands of Centennial. Heartland was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-11.
Heartland's loss came despite strong showings from Mia Hiebner and Allie Boehr. Hiebner scored 14 points along with three steals, while Boehr scored nine points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hiebner has scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cora Payne, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Payne continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Karley Naber, who scored ten points.
Heartland has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Centennial, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Heartland will be playing in front of their home fans against Osceola at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Osceola focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. As for Centennial, they will head out on the road to face off against Cross County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cross County is coming into the matchup with nine straight wins at home, so Centennial is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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