Turner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 67-50 bruising from the Piper Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Pirates are ranked fourth).
Colin Pittman
| 02/11/25 vs Piper | 15 |
| 02/07/25 vs Seaman | 14 |
| 02/04/25 vs Shawnee Heights | 12 |
| 01/31/25 @ Tonganoxie | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Harmon | 13 |
| + 4 more games |
Several Golden Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Colin Pittman, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. Pittman continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Mekhi Follick was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 15 points and six boards.
Turner's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Piper, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Coming up, Turner will head out to take on Basehor-Linwood on Friday. As for Piper, they will be playing at home against Lansing at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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