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
02/11/25 vs Thomas More Prep-Marian | 56% |
02/07/25 vs Oakley | 45% |
02/04/25 @ Plainville | 46% |
02/03/25 vs Ellis | 67% |
01/30/25 vs Smoky Valley | 46% |
01/28/25 vs Hoxie | 82% |
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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