Dongola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-56 heartbreaker at the hands of the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes. The Demons lost against the Tornadoes in their previous head to head back in January of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 67-35 score last time.
It was another big night for River Freeman, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards for Zeigler-Royalton. The matchup was Freeman's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Gaddis, who posted eight points along with six assists and five steals.
Dongola's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Zeigler-Royalton, they pushed their record up to 7-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Dongola has already played their next contest (against Agape Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Zeigler-Royalton won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Galatia at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Galatia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.
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