The Tri County Northeast Wolfpack struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (the Winnebago Indians had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Tri County Northeast took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winnebago. Tri County Northeast has struggled against Winnebago recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Tri County Northeast lost, one person who can't be blamed is Rhyanne Mackling. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Briley Anderson, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Tri County Northeast struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Tressa BigBear, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals for Winnebago. BigBear has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Charlize Frenchman was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with three steals.
Tri County Northeast's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Winnebago, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Tri County Northeast's road trip will continue as they head out to face Omaha Nation on February 10th. Hopefully Tri County Northeast focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Friday. Winnebago does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
