The Kit Carson Wildcats and the McClave Cardinals squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Kit Carson Wildcats had to settle for second. The game between them and the Cardinals wasn't particularly close, with the Wildcats falling 50-32. Kit Carson has struggled against McClave recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Kit Carson's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shay Rady, who scored 13 points along with three steals. Rady hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. Another player making a difference was Nadaya Buttry, who scored seven points along with two steals.
McClave's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ashlynn Steinbrunn led the charge by scoring 13 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Abrielle Gomez, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and seven assists.
Kit Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for McClave, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Kit Carson will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Eads at 3:00 p.m. on February 24th. Eads will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Kit Carson surely won't give up without a fight. As for McClave, they will square off against Cheyenne Wells at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. McClave is coming into the matchup with 15 straight victories on the road, so Cheyenne Wells will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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