After flying high against Falls City last Saturday, Weeping Water came back down to earth. The Weeping Water Indians took a hard 58-43 fall against the Southern Raiders on Thursday. The Indians were down 46-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Weeping Water's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gus McGill, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. That was a full 34.9% of Weeping Water's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Nate Tejan was another key player, putting up 12 points and four steals.
Southern was led to victory by Cooper Warford and Kale Ames. Warford went 10 of 18 on his way to 25 points, while Ames dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ames a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Alex Meece, who had 11 points and five rebounds.
Weeping Water's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Southern, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Weeping Water didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-47 loss against Pawnee City on the 7th. As for Southern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 73-50 defeat against Freeman on the 7th.
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