The Western Plains Bobcats and the Wallace County Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Western Plains Bobcats had to settle for second. They were dealt a 64-18 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. Western Plains was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-7.
Western Plains' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaelyn Spangler, who scored two points along with three steals. Spangler has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Kraus, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Leading Wallace County to victory were Jaelyn Daily and Jersi Benisch. Daily scored 19 points along with two steals, while Benisch scored 18 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Daily has scored all season. Aubree Richardson was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Western Plains' loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Wallace County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Western Plains does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wallace County, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Dighton at 6:30 p.m. on March 2nd. Dighton is coming into the match with three straight victories on the road, so Wallace County will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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