Rye was the 69-24 winner over Crowley County when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Rye Thunderbolts took a 52-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crowley County Chargers on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Rye still got an impressive performance from Kelsy Stribling, who went 8-for-19 to rack up 19 points and five steals. That was a full 47.5% of Rye's points, marking the third time in a row Stribling has posted more than a third of the team's points. Shiloh Rutledge also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.
Even though they lost, Rye smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Crowley County was led to victory by Ashlyn Berg and Nakayla Aguilar. Berg put up 16 points along with eight boards and five assists, while Aguilar had 12 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Aguilar a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamil Lovato, who earned six points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Rye's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Crowley County, they moved to 10-11 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Rye does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crowley County, they will square off against Walsenburg at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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