The Lowpoint-Washburn Wildcats entered their tilt with the Galva Wildcats with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Lowpoint-Washburn sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 victory over Galva on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Baylor Steffen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with five steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Lowpoint-Washburn's points. Evan Schumacher was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Despite the loss, Galva saw an underclassman step up: Blake Stahl scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. The matchup was Stahl's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was John Gravitt, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Lowpoint-Washburn is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Galva, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Lowpoint-Washburn won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Annawan at 6:00 p.m. on December 29th. Annawan is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. Galva won't have much time to rest: their next game is against LaMoille at 4:30 p.m. on December 29th. Hopefully LaMoille focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Thursday.
