Preview: Philip Scotties vs. Jones County Coyotes
The Philip Scotties will take on the Jones County Coyotes at TBD on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Philip's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 69-39 loss at the hands of White River. Philip has not had much luck with White River recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Philip had strong showings from Drew Terkildsen, who scored 11 points along with five assists, and Josie Jones, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Fayth Martin, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-22, which was the final score in Jones County's tilt against Lyman on Friday. While losing is never fun, Jones County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Lyman is ranked 22nd).
Philip has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Jones County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.
Philip beat Jones County 45-32 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Philip since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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