With a playoff game on the line, the Kiowa Indians rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 52-45 victory over the Pirates. Winning may never get old, but Kiowa sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Despite the loss, Genoa-Hugo/Karval saw an underclassman step up: Amy James scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. James continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Rylee Kelly, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Kiowa is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Genoa-Hugo/Karval, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Kiowa is on the road again on Friday and plays Nucla on March 1st. Kiowa is facing Nucla at the right time seeing as Nucla is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Genoa-Hugo/Karval will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Eads on March 1st. Hopefully Genoa-Hugo/Karval focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.
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