Sublette extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 3-14. They took a blow against the Southwestern Heights Mustangs, falling 69-21. While losing is never fun, the Larks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Mustangs are ranked 87th).
Sublette got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Cara Leonard and Ataly Puentes, who each put up six points. Serenity Clubb held things down on the boards with four rebounds. Lindsey Dyck took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
As for Southwestern Heights, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-3. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 51.1 points per game.
Southwestern Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Layla Pearl Kisner led the charge by going 9-for-20 to rack up 25 points in addition to five assists and five boards. With that strong performance, Pearl Kisner is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Another player making a difference was Leslie Garcia, who shot 67% from the field en route to 19 points and seven rebounds.
Coming up, Sublette will challenge Kinsley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southwestern Heights, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-12 win against Cimarron on the 31st.
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