The Harvey Hornets suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Westhope/Newburg by a score of 47-45. Harvey has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Hornets players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rachel Neumiller, who scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Braylee Keller, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westhope/Newburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kimberly Tabarez, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Tabarez is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Laken Lee was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Harvey's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 3-11-1. As for Westhope/Newburg, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harvey will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Carrington at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd. As for Westhope/Newburg, they will head out on the road to square off against Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in North Dakota (Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood is ranked 67th, while Westhope/Newburg is ranked 92nd).
