Eureka lost against Erie back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Eureka Tornadoes received a blow as they fell 55-39 to the Erie Red Devils. The Tornadoes were down 50-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Laken Valentine
02/24/25 @ Erie | 16 |
02/14/25 vs Bluestem | 15 |
12/06/24 vs Sedan | 11 |
02/11/25 @ Douglass | 10 |
02/04/25 @ Chase County | 10 |
When it comes to explaining why Eureka lost, don't look at Laken Valentine. Despite the final result, he posted 16 points. Those 16 points gave Valentine a new career-high. Tristan Milner also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
It was another big night for Reid Duff, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds for Erie. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Duff has scored at least a third of Erie's points. Grant Reissig was another key player, putting up six points and six boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Eureka and nudges their season record down to 5-14. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-pointers: they averaged an imposing 8.5 threes in those games compared to only 3.12 in the others. As for Erie, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Eureka has already played their next game, a 74-67 loss against Pleasanton on the 27th. As for Erie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-51 defeat against Iola on the 25th.
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