It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Otis Bulldogs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They snuck past Hi-Plains with a 41-36 win. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but Otis was the better team in the second half.
Otis got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayce Perry out in front who scored four points along with four steals. Lydia Willeke was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Hi-Plains' loss came despite strong showings from Serenity Hernandez and Cloe Smith. Hernandez scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals, while Smith scored 16 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season.
Otis' victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Hi-Plains, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Otis will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Lone Star at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Lone Star focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 32 last Friday. Hi-Plains' road trip will continue as they head out to face Akron at 4:00 p.m. on February 8th. Hopefully Hi-Plains focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Saturday.
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