Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Okawville Rockets walked away with it. They took down the Bruins 44-30 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for Okawville as they're now sitting on seven straight.
It was another big night for Alayna Kraus, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Okawville's points. Another player making a difference was Madisyn Wienstroer, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Several Bruins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ali Bosnich, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Ehm, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Okawville has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for St. Bede, their loss dropped their record down to 29-8.
Okawville will face off against Illini Bluffs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Illini Bluffs will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Okawville surely won't give up without a fight. St. Bede's road trip will continue as they head out to face Altamont at 6:30 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully St. Bede focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Thursday.
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