Hill City fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Russell on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Russell Broncos. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (58), the Ringnecks still had to take the loss.
Vincent Zohner
| 02/21/25 vs Russell | 78% |
| 02/17/25 @ Thunder Ridge | 44% |
| 02/13/25 vs Quinter | 42% |
| 02/11/25 @ Golden Plains | 47% |
| 02/10/25 @ Norton | 44% |
| + 14 more games |
Despite the loss, Hill City still got an impressive performance from Vincent Zohner, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and ten boards. Thanks to that strong game, Zohner now owns an excellent 47.6% shooting accuracy. Carson Keith was another key player, going 7-for-17 to rack up 20 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hill City was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Russell's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trey Carlson, who posted 14 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Carlson is becoming a predictor of Russell's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 3-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Mooney, who earned 14 points.
Hill City dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points over those games. As for Russell, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
As of now, neither Hill City nor Russell have any future games scheduled.
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