Sandhills Valley kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They had to suffer through a 73-29 loss at the hands of the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes. The Mavericks' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it 22 in a row dating back to last season.
Sandhills Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Kelsey Amos and Kamryn Kramer. Amos scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Kramer earned two points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Anselmo-Merna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lily Thornton, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus six assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Thornton a new career-high in threes (five). Makenna Miller was another key player, posting 14 points along with six steals and five assists.
The victory made it two in a row for Anselmo-Merna and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Sandhills Valley will take on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Anselmo-Merna, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Arcadia/Loup City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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