The Herington Railroaders and the Moundridge Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Herington Railroaders had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Wildcats on the road and fell 79-43. Herington just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
Herington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tyus Becker, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals. Becker is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Mortensen, who scored 13 points.
Leading Moundridge to victory were Bear Moddelmog and Kreighton Kanitz. Moddelmog scored 20 points, while Kanitz scored 23 points. Layton Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five rebounds.
Herington's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Moundridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Herington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Moundridge also has no future games currently scheduled.
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