The Eads Eagles and the Cheyenne Wells Tigers squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Eads Eagles had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 49-47. Eads' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Anna Wollert, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Wollert is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 15 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tailee Weeks-Johnson, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Paige Ryser was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds and five steals for Cheyenne Wells. Ryser is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Aubry Carroll, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Eads' loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Cheyenne Wells, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Eads is on the road again on Saturday and plays Kit Carson at 3:00 p.m. on February 24th. Cheyenne Wells' road trip will continue as they head out to face McClave at 5:40 p.m. on February 24th. Hopefully McClave focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Thursday.
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