Zeigler-Royalton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 69-58 to the Sandoval Blackhawks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Tornadoes still had to take the loss.
Lucas Rogers
| 02/03/25 vs Sandoval | 6 |
| 01/31/25 @ Johnston City | 1 |
| 01/29/25 @ Thompsonville | 2 |
| 01/25/25 vs Galatia | 1 |
| 01/21/25 vs Elverado | 3 |
| + 14 more games |
Zeigler-Royalton's loss came despite strong showings from Lucas Rogers and River Freeman. Rogers dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Freeman posted 22 points and eight boards. With that strong performance, Rogers is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game.
Sandoval's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drew Gore, who went 10 for 21 en route to 23 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Gore a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trayton Adams, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds.
Zeigler-Royalton's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Sandoval, they pushed their record up to 10-14 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Zeigler-Royalton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-48 defeat against Trico on the 7th. Sandoval has also already played their next game (against Patoka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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