After flying high against Frankfort last Thursday, Keyser came back down to earth. The Keyser Golden Tornado lost to the Southern Rams at home by a 59-44 margin on Tuesday. The Golden Tornado haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Southern found their leader in sophomore Jayden Weaver, who went 11-for-17 to rack up 24 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Weaver has scored all season. Emelee Parks was another key player, putting up ten points and five assists.
Keyser's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-4. As for Southern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Keyser has already played their next match, a 53-41 victory against Hedgesville on the 19th. As for Southern, they will head out to face off against Grafton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Grafton comes in on 19 and Southern on four.
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