Viola unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 67-40 loss at the hands of the Lead Hill Tigers on Friday. The Longhorns were down 59-35 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Lead Hill got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dawson Lively out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine assists. The dominant performance also gave Lively a new career-high in field goal percentage (88%). Another player making a difference was Noah Royce, who went 6-for-10 en route to 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Lead Hill has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Viola will host Maynard at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lead Hill, they are taking a road trip to challenge Cotter at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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