The Labette County Grizzlies managed to keep up with the Fort Scott Tigers until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Labette County was dealt a 60-33 defeat at the hands of Fort Scott. While losing is never fun, Labette County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Fort Scott is ranked 41st).
Several Grizzlies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hudson Baker, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 36.4% of Labette County's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Zavier Phillips was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Labette County struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Labette County dropped their record down to 2-15 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fort Scott, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Labette County will take on Atchison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Labette County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday. As for Fort Scott, they will be playing at home against Pittsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pittsburg has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 811 points over their last 11 contests.
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