The Paxton Tigers won the last time they faced the Garden County Eagles, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went Paxton's way against Garden County as Paxton made off with a 46-26 victory. Given Paxton's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Garden County is ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacelyn Jorgensen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Clouse, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Garden County saw an underclassman step up: Kirstyn Beberniss scored eight points.
Paxton pushed their record up to 15-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Garden County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Paxton will play host again and welcome Arthur County, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Paxton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. Garden County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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