Paxton lost against Alma back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Paxton Tigers were outmatched by the Alma Cardinals and fell 48-21. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Jaleigh Hansen was Paxton's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Emmalee Nicholson held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Alma found their leader in sophomore Kamryn Scott, who went 8 of 11 en route to 18 points and six steals. Vayden Epp was another key player, putting up ten points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Paxton and nudges their season record down to 9-8. As for Alma, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paxton will host St. Patrick's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Patrick's has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Alma, they will welcome Arapahoe at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Alma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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