In what's become a running theme this season, the Wall Eagles gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Philip 70-37 at home. Winning may never get old, but Wall sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
It was another big night for Paige Kjerstad, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhea Tucker, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Philip's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fayth Martin, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Quinn Terkildsen, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Wall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Philip, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Wall won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lead-Deadwood at 5:30 p.m. on February 13th. The timing isn't great for Lead-Deadwood: they have been struggling with nine straight losses at home, while Wall has snatched up ten consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Philip, they and Harding County will face off at 5:00 p.m. on February 13th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Philip is on a four-game streak of home wins, Harding County a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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