With a playoff game on the line, the Wall Eagles rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Kougars by a score of 71-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Wall found their leader in underclassman Dawson Handcock, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Handcock pulled down eight or more rebounds. Emmet Dinger was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Despite the loss, Kadoka still got an impressive performance from Garrett Hermann, who scored 29 points along with eight rebounds. Hermann is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Gus Stout, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds.
Kadoka struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Wall pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Wall is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Kadoka, they dropped their record down to 7-14 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Wall has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Philip at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Averaging 61.38 points so far this season, Wall's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Philip better be ready for a challenge. Kadoka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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