It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Idalia Wolves can now relate to. They fell 48-35 to the Eagles on Saturday. Idalia has struggled against Stratton recently, as their contest on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Idalia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brigette Kite, who scored five points along with four steals. Kite is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylyn Kechter, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Idalia struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Stratton was led to victory by Sophia Isenbart and Sedonia Isenbart. Isenbart scored 18 points along with three steals and three blocks, while Isenbart dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Isenbart hasn't dropped below two steals for 17 straight games. Another player making a difference was Clare Miltenberger, who dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and ten assists.
Idalia's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Stratton, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Idalia is on the road again on Friday and plays Kim/Branson on March 1st. Kim/Branson's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Idalia's offense will have their work cut out for them. Stratton is on the road again on Friday and plays Front Range Baptist at 4:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Stratton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Saturday.
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