The Sutherland Sailors lost against the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Sutherland received a tough blow as they fell 49-31 to Wauneta-Palisade. Sutherland has struggled against Wauneta-Palisade recently, as their matchup on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Sutherland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Glory Naughtin. Despite the final result, she scored seven points along with 12 rebounds and two steals. Naughtin hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games.
Peyton Cox continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wauneta-Palisade, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. Cox has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Acton, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Sutherland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sutherland will take on Maxwell at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sutherland is facing Maxwell at the right time seeing as Maxwell is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cheylin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Wauneta-Palisade focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
