While it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Wallace was not quite South Platte's equal in the second half on Thursday. They lost to the South Platte Blue Knights on the road by a 67-50 margin. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Blue Knights from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
South Platte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Johanna Frerichs led the charge by going 6 of 11 en route to 26 points and four steals. Those 26 points gave Frerichs a new career-high. Isabelle Reichman was another key player, going 7 for 17 on her way to 20 points and eight steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Wallace and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for South Platte, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Wallace and Paxton will face off at 6:15 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for South Platte, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Banner County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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