Preview: Southmont Mounties vs. Seeger Patriots
Having just played yesterday, the Southmont Mounties will head out on the road to face off against the Seeger Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on February 8th. Southmont is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Southmont was the victim of a rough 65-45 defeat at the hands of Sheridan. Southmont was down 53-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Seeger was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 52-51 to Frontier.
Seeger's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ayden Winchester, who scored 16 points along with four steals. Winchester has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Pluimer, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Southmont dropped their record down to 6-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Seeger, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Southmont couldn't quite finish off Seeger when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 52-50. Thankfully for Southmont, Owen Snedeker (who scored 26 points along with five rebounds and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
