Langford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 53-34 bruising from the Warner Monarchs. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Monarchs are ranked 38th).
When it comes to explaining why Langford lost, don't look at Kassen Keough. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points. That was a full 52.9% of the Lions' points, marking the eighth time in a row Keough has had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Harmon, who scored four points and nine boards.
Langford's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Warner, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Coming up, Langford will square off against Florence/Henry at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lions will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.2 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Warner, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Britton-Hecla at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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