Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Playing in their final games before midseason tournaments next week, the Holcomb Longhorns would make the short trip to Scott City to face the Beavers. With both teams dropping their previous games, something would have to give. In a pair of good games, it would be the visitors from Holcomb who came out with a couple of wins, as the Lady Longhorns survived with a 43-42 win, while the Longhorn boys pulled away in the fourth quarter to prevail 45-32.
Holcomb Girls 43, Scott City 42
There would be four lead changes and three ties in the night, with all coming in the first half. Both teams struggled scoring early on, as Scott City led 5-2 after the first quarter, only to see the Holcomb go on a 14-10 second quarter run to lead 16-15 at the break. The Lady Beavers had their chances to retake the lead midway through the third quarter, trailing 23-22, but Holcomb would pull away for the largest lead of the night at 29-22 with 1:59 left in the thi