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Ventura Head Coach Lucas Kruescher gives his team some direction in a tough game against Clay Central-Everly on Thursday, Dec. 20.  Pictured standing (L-R) is Hannah Vavrik, Kaley Imhoff, Janice Waldron, Alicia Christians, Morgan Welp and Blair Berhow-Goll.  Sitting (L-R) is Amber Smith, Chelsea Mathews, Brittany Boehnke and Allie Schuler.  The Lady Vikes were not able to hold off the Mavericks as they fell, 66-48.  -Reporter photo

The Ventura Lady Vikes had a tough road trip on Thursday, Dec. 20, when they traveled to Everly to take on Clay Central-Everly. The 9-0 Mavericks won the contest, 66-48.
“Clay Central-Everly is a very good team,” said Coach Lucas Kreuscher. “They are really tough to defend, because everyone can shoot or dribble.”
Junior Kaley Imhoff led the team offensively with a season high 18 points. Megan Schuler and Brittany Boehnke contributed eight and seven points respectively. Rounding out the scoring was Chelsea Mathews with five points, Allie Schuler had four points, Alicia Christians contributed three points and Hannah Vavrick added one point.
“Again tonight we struggled with keeping CCE off the offensive boards. We feel that we have been making progress throughout the season; it will be nice to have the holiday break so we can continue to improve some things,” said Kreuscher.
The team travels to Sheffield on Thursday, Jan. 3, to play SCMT in a non-conference match-up. The Lady Vikes are 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the Cornbelt Conference.