After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tipton, Linn was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Blair Oaks Falcons 64-37. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.
12/30/24 @ Blair Oaks | 10 |
02/08/24 @ Osage | 6 |
01/24/24 vs Marshall | 4 |
11/27/23 vs Russellville | 3 |
11/29/23 vs Eugene | 3 |
It was another big night for Kiana Hostetler, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten steals. Those ten steals gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Heslie Higginbotham, who posted ten points.
Linn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Linn has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Blair Oaks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Linn will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Hallsville at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th. As for Blair Oaks, they will square off against Fatima at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fatima has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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