South lost against Maize South back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The South Cougars fell 45-34 to the Maize South Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Mavericks are ranked 17th).
South lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Tamia Cheeks, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Paityn Fritz, who had ten points and six boards.
South's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Maize South, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season.
South has already played their next match, a 46-43 defeat against Andover Central on the 17th. As for Maize South, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-17 victory against Valley Center on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
