Warsaw lost against Stover back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Warsaw Wildcats took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stover Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 110th).

Tanna Howe
02/27/25 vs Stover | 22 |
01/20/25 vs Green Ridge | 22 |
12/04/24 vs Knob Noster | 21 |
11/22/24 vs Hermitage | 21 |
01/30/25 vs Wheatland | 20 |
+ 19 more games |
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tanna Howe, who went 8-for-19 on her way to 22 points. Warsaw is 6-1 when Howe posts 20 or more points, but 9-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kiera Mostaffa, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Warsaw was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 16 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Stover was led to victory by Ashlyn Pinzke and Teagan Morris. Pinzke dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten rebounds, while Morris posted 12 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Morris a new career-high in assists. Gabby Sidebottom was another key player, putting up seven points.
Warsaw's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Stover, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 23-2.
Warsaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stover, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 42-30 defeat against Lone Jack on the 1st.
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