Wildcats
| 01/17/25 vs Quinter | 49-51 |
| 01/14/25 vs Greeley County | 42-32 |
| 01/10/25 vs Rawlins County | 52-46 |
| 01/07/25 @ Wheatland-Grinnell | 47-27 |
| 12/20/24 @ Dighton | 48-34 |
After a string of ten wins dating back to last season, Wallace County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Quinter Bulldogs by a score of 51-49. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 37th).
Quinter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryn Gillespie led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Gillespie is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Braelyn Blackwill, who posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wallace County fell to 9-1. As for Quinter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Wallace County has already played their next game (against St. Francis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Quinter will welcome Dighton on Tuesday. Quinter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
