It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Prairie can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Idalia Wolves and fell 56-23. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Wolves are ranked 28th).
Hannah Kugler
| 03/08/25 vs Idalia | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Otis | 8 |
| 03/01/25 vs Arickaree | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Otis | 4 |
| 02/24/25 vs Idalia | 4 |
| + 21 more games |
Despite the defeat, Prairie saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hannah Kugler dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kugler is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Ailyn Monarrez-Estrada was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-6 from long range and dropping a double-double with 16 points and ten boards for Idalia. The dominant performance also gave Monarrez-Estrada a new career-high in field goal percentage (60%). Another player making a difference was Jaylyn Kechter, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Idalia, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.
Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Idalia, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Evangel Christian Academy at 11:45 a.m.
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