In a pair of games with Tri-County Conference opponents, the Wildcats fell victim of defeat by fairly unparalleled margins.
In the first contest last Monday, Warsaw (2-6) was more than doubled up by the Pintos at California, 74-36.
No scorebook was made available for this matchup.
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On Friday night, the 'Cats were dealt another loss, this time at Eldon by a score of 74-60.
With strong offensive showings from the tip-off, Warsaw (2-7) trailed just 20-17 after the first and a tight second quarter kept the Wildcats deficit to single digits at 39-32 at the half.
A third quarter run by the Mustangs stretched their lead to 64-43, but the resilient Wildcats used a run of their own in the fourth but still came up short in the 74-60 final.
Logan Gemes led Warsaw with a game high 27 points. Garrett Ferguson added 10 in the losing cause, all of those coming in the opening period.
WARSAW (60): S. Poyser, 7; G. Ferguson, 10; B. Slavens, 2; L. Henderson, 3; L. Bilderback, 0; C. Davis, 0; L. Gemes, 0; L. Gemes, 27; R. Reser, 2; N. Siebert, 9; A. Burdick, 0; J. Newell, 0; J.C. Minks, 0.
ELDON (74): Hees, 24; Hardy, 13; Ahert, 8; Basbere, 0; Hall, 12; Reynolds, 8; Hull, 0; Sapp, 0; Tamm, 7; Dierking, 2.
