Erie lost against Fredonia back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Erie Red Devils fell 73-60 to the Fredonia Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 104th).
Loss or not, Erie got some senior leadership from Reid Duff and Jaden Daniels. Duff almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists, while Daniels dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 35% of Erie's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Quincey Brown, who put up four points in addition to eight boards and four steals.
Red Devils
| 01/30/24 vs Cherryvale | 18 |
| 01/23/25 vs Fredonia | 16 |
| 02/02/24 vs Bluestem | 16 |
| 01/02/24 @ Cherryvale | 15 |
| 02/20/24 @ Neodesha | 15 |
Even though they lost, Erie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Ashton Oneal was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 20 on his way to 24 points along with seven assists and five steals for Fredonia. Oneal is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Kamden Barnett was another key player, putting up 13 points and six assists.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Fredonia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Erie didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-42 loss against Prairie View on the 24th. Fredonia has also already played their next contest, a 64-55 victory against Osawatomie on the 24th.
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