Winside had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 6-12 to make it six. They were beaten by the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers 80-32. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-19.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hadleigh Schutt, who posted 13 points. That was a full 40.6% of Winside's points, marking the third time in a row Schutt has scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Topp, who put up 11 points.
As for Bancroft-Rosalie, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bancroft-Rosalie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendra Beaudette, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine assists. The dominant performance also gave Beaudette a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Bailey Murphy, who went 8-for-14 on her way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Winside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-27 win against Osmond on the 31st. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, they have also already played their next game, a 61-22 victory against Tekamah-Herman on the 30th.
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