After flying high against Northwestern last Tuesday, Iroquois came back down to earth. The Iroquois Braves had to suffer through a 68-41 loss at the hands of the Girard Yellowjackets. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
| 01/23/25 @ Girard | 15 |
| 01/21/25 vs Northwestern | 10 |
| 01/18/25 @ Meadville | 6 |
| 01/14/25 @ North East | 6 |
| 01/10/25 @ General McLane | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why Iroquois lost on Thursday, don't look at Kellen Burroughs. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards. With that strong performance, Burroughs is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Roman Caporale was another key player, going 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points.
Even though they lost, Iroquois was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Iroquois' defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Girard, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Iroquois will welcome Eisenhower at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Girard, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Erie at 7:30 p.m. Girard knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Erie likes a good challenge.
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