Basketball Recap: Russell Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2025, 8:00am

Basketball Recap: Russell Broncos vs. Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs

Russell lost against Thomas More Prep-Marian back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Russell Broncos fell just short of the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs by a score of 67-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Broncos still had to take the loss.

Trey Carlson

Field Goal Percentage

02/11/25 vs Thomas More Prep-Marian56%
02/07/25 vs Oakley45%
02/04/25 @ Plainville46%
02/03/25 vs Ellis67%
01/30/25 vs Smoky Valley46%
01/28/25 vs Hoxie82%

When it comes to explaining why Russell lost, don't look at Trey Carlson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 31 points and 16 boards. Carlson is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last six games he's played. Jake Mooney was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Russell's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Thomas More Prep-Marian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.

Looking ahead, Russell will face off against Trego at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Thomas More Prep-Marian has already played their next match (against Plainville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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