It was a proper cat-fight when Whitko took on Prairie Heights on Saturday. The Whitko Wildcats fell 56-43 to the Prairie Heights Panthers. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
| 01/25/25 @ Prairie Heights | 5 |
| 02/09/24 @ Northwestern | 4 |
| 01/04/25 @ Maconaquah | 3 |
| 01/11/25 vs Lakewood Park Christian | 3 |
| 12/20/24 @ Lewis Cass | 2 |
Whitko lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Riley Harman, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points along with five assists and five steals. Those five steals gave Harman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Gibson, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Cade Bachelor was nothing short of spectacular for Prairie Heights: he went 6 for 13 en route to 20 points and five rebounds. Caston Day was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
Whitko's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Prairie Heights, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Whitko has already played their next matchup, a 46-43 defeat against Peru on the 31st. As for Prairie Heights, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-55 win against Fremont on the 31st.
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