Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Deshler

Deshler had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They managed a 55-50 victory over the Tri County Trojans. This was payback for the Dragons, who suffered a 63-25 loss the last time these two teams met.

Deshler was led to victory by Carson Sieber and Easton Nash. Sieber went 10 for 14 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds, while Nash went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Nash has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan M Lemke, who posted seven points and five assists.

When it comes to explaining why Tri County lost, don't look at Drew Siems. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 19 on his way to 24 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That was a full 48% of Tri County's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Zac Strein was another key player, putting up four points and three steals.

Deshler is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Tri County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deshler will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Shelton at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th. As for Tri County, they will challenge Exeter-Milligan/Friend on January 7th.