On Saturday, the Kit Carson Wildcats didn't have too much trouble with the Hanover Hornets as they won 41-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Kit Carson can attribute much of their success to Josiah Irwin, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Irwin has scored at least a third of Kit Carson's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Junior Farmer, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Hanover's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Junior Diaz, who put up 14 points along with six steals and five boards, and Tyler Decker, who scored eight points and eight steals. Diaz has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last eight times he's played.
Kit Carson's record now sits at 11-12. As for Hanover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Kit Carson will face off against Elbert at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Elbert is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. As for Hanover, they will challenge Otis on Friday. Otis will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Hanover surely won't give up without a fight.
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