On Tuesday, Western Plains faced Pawnee Heights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Western Plains Bobcats' way against the Pawnee Heights Tigers as the Western Plains Bobcats made off with a 48-27 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bobcats have posted against the Tigers since December 16, 2014.
Western Plains' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madelyn Kraus, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Kraus has scored at least a third of Western Plains' points. Another player making a difference was Rebecca Strickler, who went 5 of 10 en route to 14 points.
Western Plains' victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Pawnee Heights, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Western Plains will be playing in front of their home fans against Triplains/Brewster at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Plains is facing Triplains/Brewster at the right time seeing as Triplains/Brewster is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Pawnee Heights will take on Spearville in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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