The Nickerson Panthers pushed their score all the way to 66 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 77-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hoisington. While losing is never fun, Nickerson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while Hoisington is ranked 61st).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoisington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ellie Crawford, who scored 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Crawford has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Hahn, who scored 24 points along with three steals.
Nickerson has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Hoisington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nickerson will square off against Hesston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hesston will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Nickerson surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hoisington, they will head out on the road to square off against Hillsboro at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillsboro is coming into the match with ten straight victories at home, so Hoisington is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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