Basketball Recap: Weeping Water Comes Up Short

After flying high against Palmyra on Friday, Weeping Water came back down to earth. The Weeping Water Indians came up short against the Mead Raiders on Saturday, falling 69-48. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 64-50 back in January.

Despite the loss, Weeping Water still got an impressive performance from Gus McGill, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Nate Tejan, who posted five points along with six assists and four steals.

Weeping Water's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Mead, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.

Looking ahead, Weeping Water will head out on the road to challenge Sacred Heart at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mead, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 79-26 victory against Sterling on the 10th.