After flying high against Phoebus last Thursday, Kecoughtan came back down to earth. The Kecoughtan Warriors took a 62-43 bruising from the Western Branch Bruins on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Bruins are ranked 83rd).
It was another big night for Suki Warden, who posted 22 points for Western Branch. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Warden has scored at least a third of Western Branch's points. Maddie Lemasters was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Kecoughtan has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season. Western Branch's win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Kecoughtan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 54-24 defeat against Warwick on the 10th. As for Western Branch, they have also already played their next game, a 66-43 loss against King's Fork on the 10th.
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