Basketball Recap: Langford Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Langford can now relate to. They took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots on Monday. The Lions' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it nine in a row.

Kassen Keough

Points

03/03/25 @ Hitchcock-Tulare	37
02/28/25 @ Waverly/South Shore	26
02/22/25 vs Highmore/Harrold	18
02/21/25 @ Ipswich	24
02/18/25 @ Aberdeen Christian	30

When it comes to explaining why Langford lost, don't look at Kassen Keough. Despite the final result, he shot 40% from the field to rack up 37 points. The game was Keough's fifth in a row with at least 18 points. Dylan Harmon was another key player, putting up three points and 14 boards.

Langford's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14.

Langford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Aberdeen Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.