It was a good run, but the Carnegie Wildcats unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a hard 61-43 fall against Southwest Covenant. While losing is never fun, Carnegie can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while Southwest Covenant is ranked 108th).
When it comes to explaining why Carnegie lost, one person who can't be blamed is Paden Jackson. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jackson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Boettger, who scored six points along with two steals.
Carnegie's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9. As for Southwest Covenant, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Carnegie will take on Cheyenne/Reydon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carnegie is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season. As for Southwest Covenant, they will head out on the road to challenge Shattuck on Thursday. Shattuck has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,256 points over their last 19 games.
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