It was a good run, but the Maxwell Wildcats unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 55-30 loss at the hands of Bayard. While losing is never fun, Maxwell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Bayard is ranked 59th).
Maxwell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jocelyn Cheek, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and four blocks, and Emory Christensen who scored six points along with five rebounds. Cheek has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played.
Leading Bayard to victory were Lexi Fiscus and Joslyn Shay hopkins. Fiscus scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Shay hopkins scored 19 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Shay hopkins is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Scarlett Norman was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with three steals and two blocks.
Maxwell's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Bayard, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Maxwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bayard, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Perkins County at 6:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Perkins County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
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