Basketball Recap: S & S Consolidated Takes a Loss

S & S Consolidated was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 72-55 bruising from the Archer City Wildcats.

Despite the defeat, S & S Consolidated saw an underclassman step up: freshman Brenden Hammer went 8 for 17 on his way to 24 points. That was a full 43.6% of S & S Consolidated's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Mutz, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.

Rams

Previous 5 Games

12/13/24 @ Archer City	55-72
12/10/24 vs Bridgeport	28-63
12/06/24 vs Savoy	45-52
12/06/24 vs Texoma Christian	46-78
12/05/24 vs Callisburg	32-79

Even though they lost, S & S Consolidated smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.

S & S Consolidated's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Archer City, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.

S & S Consolidated didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-28 defeat against Clyde on the 13th. As for Archer City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-16 loss against Merkel on the 13th.