Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Tuscola by a score of 40-38. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg has struggled against Tuscola recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellie Wittenberg, who scored 11 points. The matchup was Wittenberg's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn VonBehrens, who scored eight points.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-8. As for Tuscola, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will take on Heritage in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at. Heritage is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak. Tuscola will be home for the holidays to greet Okaw Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Okaw Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 554th, while Tuscola is ranked 179th).
