The Lone Star Longhorns and the Idalia Wolves squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Lone Star Longhorns had to settle for second. They took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. Lone Star has struggled against Idalia recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lone Star's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aimee Trejo, who scored seven points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Amanda Kubitz, who scored four points along with 16 rebounds.
Jaylyn Kechter continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Idalia, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kechter has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brigette Kite, who scored eight points along with six steals.
Lone Star's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Idalia, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Lone Star will challenge Dove Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dove Creek is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Lone Star will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Idalia's road trip will continue as they head out to face Hi-Plains at 10:00 a.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Idalia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
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