Russell was the 64-34 winner over Trego when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Russell Broncos fell to the Trego Golden Eagles 77-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (64), the Broncos still had to take the loss.
Sam Thielen
| 02/14/25 @ Trego | 22 |
| 02/07/25 vs Oakley | 18 |
| 12/14/24 vs Ellsworth | 14 |
| 01/20/25 vs Hill City | 13 |
| 01/14/25 @ Smith Center | 13 |
Sam Thielen and Trey Carlson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Thielen posted 22 points, while Carlson went 7-for-9 en route to 17 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Thielen a new career-high in points. Dominick Hernandez was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Russell has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. As for Trego, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.
Looking ahead, Russell will be playing in front of their home fans against Ellinwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Russell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Trego, they will head out on the road to take on Quinter at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Quinter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.
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