Hill City was the 60-51 winner over Hoxie when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hill City Ringnecks took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hoxie Indians on Friday. The Ringnecks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hill City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carson Keith, who went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points. The matchup was Keith's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Koby Keiswetter, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Ringnecks
| 12/20/24 vs Hoxie | 15 |
| 12/13/24 vs Thomas More Prep-Marian | 14 |
| 01/16/24 @ Russell | 13 |
| 01/19/24 @ Phillipsburg | 12 |
| 02/06/24 vs Golden Plains | 12 |
Even though they lost, Hill City was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Hill City's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Hoxie, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
After both having extra time off, Hill City and Quinter will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Hoxie, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Osborne at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.
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