Sundown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were dealt a 62-34 loss at the hands of the Ropes Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Roughnecks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1217th, while the Eagles are ranked 442nd).
When it comes to explaining why Sundown lost, don't look at Kye Powell. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Nathan McAdams, who posted six points and six boards.
Sundown's record now sits at 4-12. As for Ropes, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Sundown will head out to face off against Smyer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sundown is facing Smyer at the right time seeing as Smyer is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Ropes has already played their next contest (against Morton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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