Conestoga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 59-38 to the Douglas County West Falcon. The Cougars were down 46-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Davida Garrett
| 02/11/25 @ Douglas County West | 11 |
| 01/31/25 @ Syracuse | 10 |
| 01/26/24 vs Nebraska City | 10 |
| 01/13/25 @ Brownell Talbot | 9 |
| 02/06/24 vs Douglas County West | 8 |
Conestoga's loss came despite strong showings from Davida Garrett and Ayla Garrett. Davida dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Ayla dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Davida a new career-high in boards.
Even though they lost, Conestoga smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
Ava Grimm was nothing short of spectacular for Douglas County West: she shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Grimm is becoming a predictor of Douglas County West's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is 2-1 (and 7-11 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Zach, who posted five points and five rebounds.
Conestoga's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Douglas County West, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-12.
Looking ahead, Conestoga will square off against Syracuse at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Douglas County West, they will face off against Platteview at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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