Linn County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell to the Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers 43-39. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Hunter Miller had a dynamite game for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, posting 23 points plus eight rebounds and five steals. Kaleb Bower was another key player, earning seven points in addition to ten rebounds.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Linn County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brashear at 7:30 p.m. on December 10th. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Bevier at 7:00 p.m. on December 9th.
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