Logan/Palco lost against Wheatland-Grinnell back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Logan/Palco were beaten by the Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks 57-22. While losing is never fun, Logan/Palco can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Wheatland-Grinnell is ranked 100th).
Despite the defeat, Logan/Palco saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Breyer Delimont posted ten points. That was a full 45.5% of Logan/Palco's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Wheatland-Grinnell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marissa Beckman led the charge by going 6 for 12 on her way to 18 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Those six steals gave Beckman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliviah Ball, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Logan/Palco is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Logan/Palco will venture away from home to square off against Stockton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, they will welcome Dighton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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