After flying high against Stafford two weeks ago, Macksville came back down to earth. The Macksville Mustangs opened the new year with a less-than-successful 46-38 defeat to the Hodgeman County Longhorns. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Macksville lost on Friday, don't look at Isabela Ortiz. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 15 on her way to 21 points and eight steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maria Garcia, who posted no points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Hodgeman County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Bamberger, who had 12 points and three steals. Bamberger is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylee Reece, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Macksville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Hodgeman County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Macksville will welcome Cunningham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Macksville is facing Cunningham at the right time seeing as Cunningham is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hodgeman County, they will square off against Pawnee Heights at 6:30 p.m. on January 10th. Hodgeman County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
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