Whitko fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Northfield on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Northfield Norsemen by a score of 70-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (64), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
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Whitko lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ally Brown, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayma Stonebraker, who went 6 for 13 en route to 19 points and three steals.
Northfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Camryn Kuhn led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Elli Baker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Whitko's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Northfield, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
Whitko will face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northfield, they will challenge Peru at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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