The South Platte Blue Knights had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-51 win over Morrill. With that win, South Platte brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Madison Cheleen, who shot 5-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. She hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Zaerihya Doncheske was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 16 rebounds and five assists.
Despite the loss, Morrill still got an impressive performance from Brooklyn Brown, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklin Hess, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Morrill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Platte only pulled down 13 offensive rebounds.
South Platte is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Morrill, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
South Platte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Morrill also has no future games currently scheduled.
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