MORAN — A short-handed Marmaton Valley High girls squad ran into a proverbial buzz saw Tuesday evening when St. Paul came to town.
The Indians, one of the premier teams in the Three Rivers League, rolled to a 52-8 win over the Wildcats.
Marmaton Valley, which lost one of its offensive stalwarts earlier this season when Mackenzie Weseloh tore her ACL, also was without the service of freshman standout Kyla Drake with an ankle injury.
“She should be able to return to practice later this week,” Wildcat head coach Gavin Cole said.
Even with Drake, Marmaton Valley would have had a tough time keeping up with the potent Indian bunch.
“They’re a good, physical, defensive team,” Cole said. “We’re going to file this game away, but it’s also good to expose your players to a team like that. They play great defense.”
Kaitlyn Ensminger scored all eight of Marmaton Valley’s points.
The Wildcats start three freshmen on its nine-player roster.
“We’re struggling right now,” Cole said.
St. Paul also prevailed, 13-9, in the junior varsity matchup. Tana Lutz scored three points, while Brooklyn Newman, Magie Stevenson and Ashlynn Pinkerton each had two.
Marmaton Valley (1-7) travels to Pleasanton next week for a midseason tournament. Matchups were to be announced later this week.
St. Paul too much for Wildcat girls
