Basketball Recap: Bronaugh Takes a Loss

Bronaugh lost against Golden City on Thursday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bronaugh Wildcats fell 74-64 to the Golden City Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (63), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Bronaugh lost, don't look at Colter Banes. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. The match was Banes' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Luke Bowling, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Bronaugh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

Bronaugh has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Golden City, the win got them back to even at 9-9.

Bronaugh will be taking part in a tournament against Jefferson Independent Day at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Golden City, they will head out on the road to challenge McAuley Catholic at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.