After flying high against Rittman last Friday, Smithville came back down to earth. The Smithville Smithies lost 66-44 to the Norwayne Bobcats on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Smithies in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Norwayne had a senior duo take command as Tyson Hess went 10 for 13 to rack up 22 points and four steals and Parker Metsker dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten assists. Metsker has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Braylon Arnold was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Smithville's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Norwayne, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Looking ahead, Smithville will head out to face off against Hillsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsdale knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Smithville likes a good challenge. As for Norwayne, they will welcome Chippewa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norwayne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.3 points per game this season.
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