After flying high against the Syracuse Rockets last Saturday, the Fort Calhoun Pioneers came back down to earth. Fort Calhoun fell just short of Douglas County West by a score of 70-67. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fort Calhoun in their matchups with Douglas County West: they've now lost six in a row.
Fort Calhoun's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bria Bench, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bench has scored all season. Ella Bouwman was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with four steals.
Fort Calhoun's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Douglas County West, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Fort Calhoun will head out on the road to face off against Yutan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Yutan is ranked 43rd, while Fort Calhoun is ranked 42nd). As for Douglas County West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Concordia at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Concordia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Friday.
