Basketball Recap: Izzy Stehno's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wauneta-Palisade over Paxton

Wauneta-Palisade was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 53-39 bruising from the Paxton Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Broncos of the 51-47 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.

Wauneta-Palisade lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Izzy Stehno, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Stehno a new career-high in points. Kamryn Fanning was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 13 points and three steals.

Leading Paxton to victory were Jordan Clouse and Ella Fote. Clouse went 5 for 11 on her way to 17 points, while Fote dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. Fote is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.

Wauneta-Palisade's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Paxton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.

Wauneta-Palisade will square off against Wallace at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Wauneta-Palisade is facing Wallace at the right time seeing as Wallace is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Paxton, they will be taking part in a tournament against Dundy County-Stratton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Dundy County-Stratton has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 185 points over their last three matchups.