Indians Outshoot the Cats at Skyline Tournament
It was raining three point shots by the Medicine Lodge Indians on December 7, 2018 at the Skyline Basketball Tournament. The final result was Cunningham 26, Medicine Lodge 70.
There were many positives that could be taken from this game. Cunningham had five fewer turnovers than previous games, the free throw and field shooting percentages increased, we showed a little more patience in the offense which resulted in better shot selection and as a result we almost doubled our total score from the last game. This is not to say that there is no more room for improvement, because there is.
The Cats scored first on a steal and layup by Daylen Schnittker in the first quarter. Nathan Lohrke added two points for the Cats. Medicine Lodge began their three-point barrage with three in the first quarter. The score after one was 15 to four in favor of the Indians.
Cunningham showed their highest output of the year in one quarter by scoring 13 points in the second quarter. Schnittker and Erik Paris put in five points and Lohrke added a three off the glass. The Indians scored 22 points which included four three-point baskets to lead at halftime 37 to 17.
Cunningham added nine more points in the third quarter with Schnittker putting in five more points. Isaiah Reed made a nice move to the basket for his two points and Paris added two more to his total. The Indians put in 22 more points including four more three-point baskets. The third quarter ended with a score of 59 to 26.
Cunningham did not score in the fourth quarter and the Indians added to 11 to their total for a final score of 70 to 26.
Taner Hansen led the Cats in rebounding with six. Schnittker finished with 12 points, Paris added 7, Lohrke scored 5 and Reed put in 2 points for the Cats.
Improvement was made, but still more can be done. The Journey continues.
