Nickerson extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 39 on Friday, dropping them down to 0-22. They took a blow against the Hoisington Cardinals, falling 56-24. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Cardinals are ranked 129th).
Nickerson got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Jayanna Cornejo and Shalie Powell, who each put up six points. Aleah Collins held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Centhiyan Bankston took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
As for Hoisington, their record is now 11-6. They haven't had any issues with Nickerson recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Marley Bittel went supernova, going 7-for-12 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (58%). Kennedy Mason also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Nickerson has already played their next matchup, a 59-13 defeat against Hesston on the 17th. As for Hoisington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-34 loss against Ellsworth on the 14th.
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