The Wynot Blue Devils fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Ponca Indians on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 64-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. While losing is never fun, Wynot can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Ponca is ranked 16th).
Despite the loss, Wynot still got an impressive performance from Zack Foxhoven, who scored 22 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Foxhoven has scored all season. Dylan Heine was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
Wynot's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Ponca, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
Wynot will square off against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Laurel-Concord-Coleridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday. As for Ponca, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wakefield at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Wakefield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday.
