After flying high against Drummond last Saturday, Jefferson came back down to earth. The Jefferson Panthers fell just short of the Three Forks Wolves by a score of 73-70 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (68), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wyatt Geier, who went 6 of 13 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Frydenlund, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Jefferson's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Three Forks, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Jefferson Panthers challenge the Manhattan Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Three Forks, they will head out to square off against Ennis at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Three Forks' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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