The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They managed a 74-70 win over Century. With that victory, Zeigler-Royalton brought their scoring average up to 50.8 points per game.
Zeigler-Royalton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but River Freeman led the charge by scoring 27 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Freeman has scored at least 25% of Zeigler-Royalton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Foster, who scored 23 points.
Zeigler-Royalton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Century, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Zeigler-Royalton is on the road again on Thursday and play against Johnston City at 1:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Illinois (Johnston City is ranked 550th, while Zeigler-Royalton is ranked 557th). Century won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Egyptian at 10:00 a.m. on December 28, 2023. Hopefully Egyptian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Wednesday.
