The Mary Walker Chargers pushed their score all the way to 58 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 79-58 defeat to Wellpinit might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mary Walker in their matchups with the Redskins: they've now lost eight in a row.
Mary Walker lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Teko Cates, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Cates has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Lawrence, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Mary Walker has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season. As for Wellpinit, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mary Walker and the Lions will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 31st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Wellpinit, they will be playing at home against the Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
