Thayer Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Fillmore Central Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-49 two weeks ago.
Sam Souerdyke
| 02/21/25 @ Fillmore Central | 28 |
| 02/13/25 @ Southern | 20 |
| 02/11/25 vs Shelby-Rising City | 22 |
| 02/08/25 vs Fillmore Central | 28 |
| 02/06/25 @ Centennial | 19 |
| 02/04/25 vs Wilber-Clatonia | 21 |
Despite the loss, Thayer Central still got an impressive performance from Sam Souerdyke, who went 10-for-19 en route to 28 points and eight rebounds. Souerdyke's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Tegon Hergott was another key player, putting up six points.
It was another big night for Daniel Stoner, who went 10-for-19 on his way to 23 points along with eight boards and three blocks for Fillmore Central. Another player making a difference was Jarin Tweedy, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 16 points and seven rebounds.
Thayer Central's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Fillmore Central, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Coming up, Thayer Central will challenge Wood River at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wood River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Thayer Central likes a good challenge. Fillmore Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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