By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ basketball team couldn’t produce a win during a pair of outings.The Cardinals lost a 20-point home decision to Marshall Friday before falling by 16 points to West Central near Hartford, S.D., Tuesday.Luverne attempts to snap a three-game skid when it travels to Worthington Saturday.WC 53, Luverne 37The Cardinals couldn’t recover from a rough start when they challenged West Central near Hartford Tuesday.WC led 9-5 after eight minutes of play before building a 14-point (24-10) halftime advantage.The hosts led 42-24 at the end of the third quarter before settling for a 16-point win at game’s end."It was a combination of turnovers and poor shooting that put us in a hole early. They took a couple of our scorers out of the game defensively, and we didn’t do much offensively at all," said Cardinal coach Jason Phelps.Maggie Kuhlman turned in a solid effort for the Cards by scoring 18 points, snaring eight rebounds and charting eight assists. Samantha Gacke registered a double-double by scoring 12 points and collecting 10 rebounds.Box scoreKlein 1 0 1-2 3, Nieuwboer 1 0 0-0 2, Snyder 0 0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 2 4 2-2 18, Hoiland 0 0 0-0 0, Vogt 1 0 0-2 2, Gacke 5 0 2-4 12.Team statisticsLuverne 14 of 52 field goals (27 percent), five of 10 free throws (50 percent), 34 rebounds, 31 turnovers.WC: 21 of 43 field goals (49 percent), nine of 13 free throws (69 percent), 26 rebounds, 17 turnovers.Marshall 43, Luverne 23The visiting Tigers outscored the Cards 29-9 in the second half to win Friday’s game in Luverne.Luverne, which entered the game with a strategy of being patient on offense, used the tactic to play the Tigers to a draw at 14 in the first half.The Cards led 17-16 after Erin Hoiland drained a three-point shot at the 15:18 mark of the second half, but the Tigers outscored LHS 27-6 the rest of the night to win by 20.In a low-scoring first half, Luverne recovered from an 8-3 deficit with a 6-0 spurt capped by a three-point shot from Kuhlman with 6:17 left to play to give the Cards a 9-8 edge.Marshall scored the next six points to gain a 14-9 lead, but Kuhlman sank a pair of free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to tie the game at 14.Gacke led the Cards with seven points and 12 rebounds. Kuhlman passed for five assists. Hoiland charted three steals.Box scoreNieuwboer 1 0 0-1 2, Snyder 1 0 1-3 3, Kuhlman 0 1 2-4 5, Hoiland 0 1 0-0 3, Vogt 1 0 1-2 3, Gacke 3 0 1-3 7.Team statisticsLuverne: eight of 37 field goals (22 percent), five of 13 free throws (38 percent), 21 rebounds, 14 turnovers.Marshall: 14 of 47 field goals (30 percent), 13 of 16 free throws (81 percent), 33 rebounds, 16 turnovers.