The Community Vikings/Viqueens lost against the Cascade Champions back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Community fell just short of Cascade by a score of 45-43.
Despite the loss, Community still got an impressive performance from Alyssa White, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. White is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last eight games she's played. Brooklyn Yoes was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Cascade found their leader in underclassman Suzanna Crews, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydence Miller, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Cascade used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Community. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Sophie Ray (33), Kaegan Young (33), and Crews (31). The trio had averaged 16.04, 17.04, and 14.46 minutes respectively before Tuesday's match. Crews made the most of the opportunity, scoring ten points along with six rebounds. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Community's defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Cascade, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season.
Community's road trip will continue as they head out to face Grundy County at 6:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Community focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday. As for Cascade, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Cannon County at 7:30 p.m. Cannon County will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Cascade surely won't give up without a fight.
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