TECUMSEH, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawk Girls Basketball team just couldn't get up off the mat after a tough semi-final loss to Wichita South on Friday night in the Shawnee Heights Thunderbird Classic.
In Saturday's winners bracket consolation 3rd place game, they fell behind 15 to 3 to a very good Washburn Rural team in the first quarter and never got the ship headed in the right direction before taking a 44 to 28 loss.
Kentucky bound volleyball commit Brooklyn DeLeye was just to strong scoring a game high 18 points for the Lady Blues with 14 coming in the second half.
Hutch was led in scoring by Josie McClean's 12 points. Grace Posch contributed 8 and Aliyah Green, Hannah Ames and Libby Jackson were held to 2 points each.
Hutchinson (9-3) will travel to Newton (5-7) on Tuesday night for a game agains the Lady Railers.