Basketball Recap: Loogootee Find Success

The third road matchup was the charm for Loogootee, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds by a score of 53-44 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Despite the loss, Eastern Greene had strong showings from Coby Sykes, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds, and Kyan Hudson, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points. That was a full 38.6% of Eastern Greene's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Eastern Greene, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Loogootee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-32 loss against Washington on the 20th. Eastern Greene has also already played their next game, a 51-28 win against Pike Central on the 20th.