Caston was the 56-37 winner over West Central when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Caston Comets were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 69-68 to the West Central Trojans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (63), the Comets still had to take the loss.
Several Comets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Logan Mollenkopf, who posted 19 points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Mollenkopf, who had 15 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brendan Grindstaff, who went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points. Bryce Nannenga was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Caston now has a losing record at 5-6. As for West Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Caston will host Rochester at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Caston's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests. As for West Central, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Pioneer at 7:30 p.m. West Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65 points per game this season.
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