Basketball Recap: Smith Center Comes Up Short

Smith Center was the 56-42 winner over Hoxie when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Smith Center Redmen fell 66-56 to the Hoxie Indians on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Redmen still had to take the loss.

Daveyon Orr

Points

02/04/25 @ Hoxie	17
01/31/25 @ Phillipsburg	14
01/28/25 vs Hill City	11
01/25/25 vs Hill City	10
01/23/25 vs Russell	8
+ 9 more games

Loss or not, Smith Center got some senior leadership from Mason Enochs and Daveyon Orr. Enochs dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Orr went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points and six boards. Orr continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played.

This is the second loss in a row for Smith Center and nudges their season record down to 4-10. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points over those games. As for Hoxie, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Smith Center didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-46 defeat against Thomas More Prep-Marian on the 7th. As for Hoxie, they will face off against Oakley on Monday.