Zeigler-Royalton had won two straight games and River Freeman did his part to make it three on Friday. The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Dongola Demons 58-56 thanks in part to Freeman, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Zeigler-Royalton's points.
| 01/24/25 vs Dongola | 8 |
| 01/20/25 vs Agape Christian | 6 |
| 01/21/25 vs Elverado | 4 |
| 12/27/24 @ Egyptian | 4 |
| 12/28/24 @ Cobden | 3 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Gaddis, who posted eight points along with six assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Zeigler-Royalton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Dongola, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Zeigler-Royalton won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Galatia at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Galatia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Zeigler-Royalton likes a good challenge. As for Dongola, they will be playing at home against Agape Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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