Basketball Recap: Loomis Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Wolves

Team Score

01/30/25 @ Gibbon	60
12/13/24 vs Amherst	47
12/06/24 vs Overton	51
12/28/24 vs St. Paul	46
01/18/25 vs Dundy County-Stratton	42

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loomis). They blew past the Gibbon Buffaloes 60-33 on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wolves as it put an end to their 15-game losing streak.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Loomis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natalie Kegley, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points along with seven boards and three blocks. Those 13 points gave Kegley a new career-high. Autumn Holt was another key player, going 6 of 13 on her way to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals.

Loomis was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Kassandra Trevino and Karsyn Grimes certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Trevino posted 13 points and six steals, while Grimes had seven points and eight boards. Trevino has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.

Loomis' win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-16. As for Gibbon, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-16.

Loomis has already played their next game, a 48-39 victory against Ansley/Litchfield on the 1st. As for Gibbon, they will face off against Doniphan-Trumbull at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Gibbon is facing Doniphan-Trumbull at the right time seeing as Doniphan-Trumbull is stuck on a four-game losing streak.