It was a proper cat-fight when Morrill challenged Niobrara County on Saturday. The Morrill Lions came up short against the Niobrara County Tigers, falling 56-34. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 187th in Nebraska, while the Tigers are ranked 20th in Wyoming).
Loss or not, Morrill got some senior leadership from Ashwin Pittman and Wyler Fisher. Pittman went 6-for-11 to rack up 16 points along with six blocks and five boards, while Fisher posted 14 points and five rebounds. That was a full 41.2% of Morrill's points, marking the fifth time in a row Fisher has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Morrill is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-9. As for Niobrara County, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Coming up, Morrill will take on Gordon-Rushville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Morrill is facing Gordon-Rushville at the right time seeing as Gordon-Rushville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Niobrara County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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