If Walsh was riding high fresh off their 49-24 takedown of Primero last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Walsh Eagles fell 43-31 to the Kim/Branson Mustangs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 41-22 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
01/31/25 vs Kim/Branson | 10 |
01/17/25 @ Manzanola | 8 |
12/06/24 vs Rolla | 7 |
12/21/24 vs Wiley | 6 |
12/01/23 @ Rolla | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Walsh lost, don't look at Reece Mundell. Despite the final result, she posted ten points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Mundell a new career-high in points.
Even though they lost, Walsh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Walsh's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Kim/Branson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Walsh and Kim/Branson could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. Walsh will challenge Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on February 7th down 160 places (240 vs. 80). Similarly, Kim/Branson (ranked 157th) will meet Eads (ranked 35th) at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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