Southern suffered their closest defeat since December 21, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Tri County Trojans by a score of 54-51. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southern lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cooper Warford, who went 8 of 20 en route to 22 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kale Ames, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Warford wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Southern was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri County only posted six assists.
It was another big night for Drew Siems, who posted 30 points and seven boards for Tri County. That makes it four consecutive games in which Siems has scored at least a third of Tri County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Kapke, who had nine points.
Southern's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Tri County, they moved to 1-3 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Southern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-41 victory against Deshler on the 14th. As for Tri County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-51 defeat against Sandy Creek on the 14th.
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