The Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans struggled with assists on Saturday (the Conestoga Cougars had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer was outmatched by Conestoga on the road and fell 69-24. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer in their matchups with Conestoga: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer had strong showings from Brogan Dunlap, who scored 14 points along with three steals, and Hunter Bohling, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. Dunlap scored a full 58.3% of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's points, the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Conestoga to victory were Zachariah Smith and Owen Trofholz. Smith scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and three steals, while Trofholz scored 25 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Those 25 points set a new season-high mark for him. Mason Merwald was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with three steals.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Conestoga, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer will square off against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Conestoga, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Nebraska City at 7:30 p.m. Nebraska City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Conestoga is ranked 35th).
