Tonganoxie lost against Baldwin back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Tonganoxie Chieftains were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to the Baldwin Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 16th).
Cooper Carr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Baldwin, to rack up 14 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Carr is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in each of the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Smasal, who posted five points and three steals.
Tonganoxie has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. Baldwin pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Tonganoxie didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-25 loss against Ottawa on the 25th. As for Baldwin, they will challenge Bonner Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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