Council Grove has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-55 heartbreaker at the hands of the Clay Center Tigers. The Braves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2020.
Brycen Palmquist
| 12/06/24 vs Mission Valley | 8 |
| 01/13/25 vs Lyndon | 7 |
| 12/14/24 vs Rural Vista [Hope/White City] | 6 |
| 12/13/24 @ Herington | 6 |
| 02/17/25 vs Clay Center | 5 |
| + 14 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Council Grove lost on Monday, don't look at Brycen Palmquist. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-12 on his way to 14 points along with five boards and five steals. Palmquist is becoming a predictor of Council Grove's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 10-4 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kyzer Spittles, who went 5-for-10 en route to 13 points.
Council Grove's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Clay Center, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
Coming up, Council Grove will venture away from home to square off against Burlington at 7:30 p.m. on February 24th. As for Clay Center, they will host Rock Creek on Friday.
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