Having just played yesterday, the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Egyptian Pharaohs at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Zeigler-Royalton is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Zeigler-Royalton is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 13th on Thursday. They fell just short of Century by a score of 67-64. While the Tornadoes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Centurions 21-14 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Zeigler-Royalton had strong showings from River Freeman, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds, and Lucas Rogers, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. That was a full 37.5% of Zeigler-Royalton's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Johnny Gaddis, who had seven points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Egyptian was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 99-30 loss at the hands of Cairo. The match marked the Pharaohs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Zeigler-Royalton's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Egyptian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Zeigler-Royalton and Egyptian were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Zeigler-Royalton came up empty-handed after a 62-61 defeat. Can Zeigler-Royalton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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