The Schulenburg Shorthorns lost against the Ganado Indians back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Schulenburg took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ganado. Schulenburg has not had much luck with Ganado recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Schulenburg saw an underclassman step up: Alana Herzik scored five points along with 15 rebounds and three steals. Those 15 rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. Arianna Vincent was another key contributor, scoring six points along with ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Schulenburg were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Leading Ganado to victory were Zoey Ybarra and Paisley Hajovsky. Ybarra scored 11 points along with six steals, while Hajovsky scored 20 points. Ybarra is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Schulenburg has been struggling recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season. As for Ganado, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Schulenburg will be home for the holidays to greet Louise at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Louise is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Ganado will be home for the holidays to greet Flatonia at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Flatonia will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
