The Cowboys are playing their best basketball of the season right now and are also riding a three-game winning streak as they bring their record closer to .500, with their latest victim being PAC after a 65-62 win last Tuesday at Pocahontas. They led by just a point at 32-31 at the break. The team shot 38.9 percent from the field, 50 percent from the line and 33.3 percent from three-point range. They had 30 total rebounds (18 on defense), six total assists, nine total steals and six total blocked shots.
Four players finished in double figures, led by Mateo Martinez’s 19 points with a trey. Coady Olson knocked down 18 points with four buckets from downtown. Jaxon Carpenter scored 15 points on 7 of 10 from the field, and Connor State 13 points. State also registered a double-double by hauling in 13 rebounds. Aiden Herrington finished with six boards, Carpenter five and Olson three. Martinez, Nevan Foss and Gavin Wilson all finished with one carom each.
Carpenter dished the pumpkin for four assists, with Olson and Herrington adding one each. Martinez picked off four steals, with Olson getting his mitts on two and Carpenter, Harrington and State all one each. Olson had three blocked shots, State two and Carpenter and Harrington one each.