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Bonner Springs girls basketball players struggled from the start in a 70-42 loss to Louisburg on Tuesday.

"They beat us from start to finish and we were down 20 points at halftime of the game," coach Clay Oakes said. "There is not much to say after the game. We have got work to do tomorrow. We knew that they would be a tough team and they were."

The Wildcats used an impressive low post game of Katelynn O'Hara and Abbie Frazier to open up the lead.

The players were able to hit shots from the inside during the game.

Louisburg led 24-13 at the end the of the first quarter and outscored the Braves 18-9 in the second quarter.

The halftime score was 42-22 and things didn't improve much for the Braves in the second half.

Louisburg outscored them 18-8 in the third quarter.

The Wildcats went on extended runs throughout the basketball game.

Bonner Springs outscored Louisburg 12-10 in the fourth quarter of play.

Kelsey Stanbrough led the Braves with 14 points.

"She did a good job and was our leading scorer in the game," Oakes said.

Stanbrough said it was difficult to get open during the basketball game.

"It was a tough game and they are a good team," she said. "We had trouble scoring. They were a good team and played good defense. I was doing what I could to get open. Half the time we could not get a shot out of it."

The Braves other scorers were Felisha Leipard, 7; Lynsey Ostman, 6; Erica Smith, 6.

On defense, Bonner Springs struggled with Louisburg's size throughout the basketball game.

They Wildcats similar to Platte County and St. Joseph Benton, a pair of teams the Braves played during the Basehor-Linwood Invitational earlier this season.

Frazier led Louisburg in the game with 22 points. Katelynn O'Hara finished with 10 points.

Brittany Dailey scored nine points and Taylor Brown finished the game with eight points.

Lindsay Stacks scored four points and Michelle Beckman finished the game with two points.

Bonner Springs will play host to Tonganoxie on Friday. The Chieftains defeated the Braves by six points the last time the two teams played.

"We have got them at home and lost by six points last time," Stanbrough said.

"We have a good chance to get a win."

She also said the team's focus is on winning as many games as they can the rest of the season.

"Well, we are going to try and get as many wins as possible the rest of the season," she said.

The Braves lost to Mill Valley 50-36 on Monday.

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