The North Park Wildcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight defeat. The contest between them and West Grand wasn't particularly close, with North Park falling 41-22. The result was an unpleasant reminder to North Park of the 45-28 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the defeat, North Park had strong showings from Mykenzi Ramsey, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Dezirae Gonzales, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 54.5% of North Park's points, marking the 18th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
West Grand got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sara Lechman out in front who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Lechman is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games she's played. Luci Bruchez was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
North Park's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-15. As for West Grand, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
North Park is on the road again on Thursday and plays Caprock Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully North Park focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Saturday. As for West Grand, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vail Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Grand is facing Vail Christian at the right time seeing as Vail Christian is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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