It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wadena-Deer Creek can now relate to. They fell 59-46 to the Hawley Nuggets on Thursday. The Wolverines have struggled against the Nuggets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hawley to victory, but perhaps none more so than McKenna Walker, who posted 19 points in addition to three steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Sanvik, who earned 11 points and four steals.
Wadena-Deer Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Hawley, they pushed their record up to 14-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Wadena-Deer Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hawley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-49 loss against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on the 1st.
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