Giltner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 75-21 loss at the hands of the McCool Junction Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Mustangs are ranked 74th).
Brody Cummings was Giltner's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Blaydon White took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
McCool Junction was led to victory by Carson Mcdonald and Ja Soukup. Mcdonald almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Soukup dropped a double-double with 18 points and 13 boards. Those 18 points gave Soukup a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Gonnerman, who posted nine points and five steals.
Giltner's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for McCool Junction, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Giltner does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McCool Junction, they will square off against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McCool Junction is facing Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at the right time seeing as Bruning-Davenport/Shickley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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