On Saturday, the Stillwater Christian Cougars faced the Florence-Carlton Falcons in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Stillwater Christian ended up on the wrong side of a rough 66-41 walloping at the hands of Florence-Carlton. Stillwater Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-13.
Stillwater Christian's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaden Drish, who scored 9 points. Micah Strobel was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 3 steals.
Stillwater Christian now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Florence-Carlton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stillwater Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lincoln County at 8:00 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Florence-Carlton will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Ignatius at 5:30 p.m. on December 21st.
