It was a proper cat-fight when Whitko challenged Peru on Friday. The Whitko Wildcats fell just short of the Peru Tigers by a score of 46-43. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/31/25 @ Peru | 9 |
| 11/27/24 @ Columbia City | 8 |
| 01/04/25 @ Maconaquah | 7 |
| 01/24/25 vs Northfield | 7 |
| 01/17/25 vs Southwood | 6 |
Despite the loss, Whitko still got an impressive performance from Caden Deneve, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards gave Deneve a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Easton Grable, who posted 11 points.
Gavin Eldridge continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Peru, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Eldridge's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Turner, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 boards.
Whitko's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Peru, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Whitko wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 31-29 loss against South Adams on the 1st. Peru has also already played their next contest, a 62-39 defeat against Culver Academies on the 1st.
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