Basketball Recap: South Takes a Loss

South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt a 78-46 loss at the hands of the Campbell County Camels. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wyoming basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Camels are ranked eighth).

Lane Hladky continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Campbell County, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points in addition to six boards and five assists. With that strong performance, Hladky is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Kohen Mettler also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

South's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Campbell County, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-6.

South has already played their next match (against Sheridan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Campbell County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 61-58 loss against Laramie on the 25th.