If Paxton was riding high fresh off their 63-33 takedown of Creek Valley last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Paxton Tigers fell 56-49 to the Wallace Wildcats on Friday. The contest was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
When it comes to explaining why Paxton lost, don't look at Tanner Hebblethwaite. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 15 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddex Mcconnell, who posted eight points along with five boards and three blocks.
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Even though they lost, Paxton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Paxton's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Wallace, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Paxton has already played their next contest (against Hitchcock County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Wallace Wildcats challenge the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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