The Wabash Apaches entered their tilt with the Whitko Wildcats with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Wabash walked away with a 44-36 victory over Whitko on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Wabash also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Leading Wabash to victory were Trevor Daughtry and Izaak Wright. Daughtry scored 17 points along with five rebounds, while Wright scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Vogel, who scored two points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Whitko still got an impressive performance from Kyler Krull, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 50% of Whitko's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Sam Essegian was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Wabash's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Whitko, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
Wabash will head out on the road to challenge Peru at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Wabash focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday. As for Whitko, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Churubusco at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th. Churubusco will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while Whitko is ranked 138th).
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