After losing to Axtell the last time they met, Loomis decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Loomis Wolves walked away with a 73-66 win over the Axtell Wildcats on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
Loomis got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyson Essex out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards. Hoyt Thorell also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
Loomis was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Axtell only racked up eight assists.
Axtell lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Elijah Bergstrom, who went 8-for-15 to rack up 27 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Jacob Halvorsen was another key player, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards.
Wolves
| 02/11/25 @ Axtell | 73-66 |
| 01/30/25 @ Gibbon | 69-64 |
| 01/24/25 @ Blue Hill | 73-65 |
| 01/23/25 @ Brady | 74-32 |
| 01/17/25 @ Wilcox-Hildreth | 69-28 |
| 01/14/25 @ Arapahoe | 79-35 |
Loomis pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points over those games. As for Axtell, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Loomis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-57 defeat against Pleasanton on the 14th. As for Axtell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-60 loss against Southwest on the 14th.
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