The Cascade Champions have not done well against the Community Vikings/Viqueens recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Cascade had just enough and edged Community out 45-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cascade.
Cascade found their leader in underclassman Suzanna Crews, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaydence Miller, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Cascade used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Community. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Sophie Ray (33), Kaegan Young (33), and Crews (31). The trio had averaged 16.04, 17.04, and 14.46 minutes respectively before Tuesday's matchup. Crews made the most of the opportunity, scoring ten points along with six rebounds. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Despite the loss, Community saw an underclassman step up: Alyssa White dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. White has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Yoes, who scored eight points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Cascade has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Community, their loss dropped their record down to 10-17.
Cascade will stay at home for another game and welcome Cannon County at 7:30 p.m. on February 15th. Cannon County will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Cascade surely won't give up without a fight. Community will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Grundy County at 6:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Community focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
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