The Seeger Patriots struggled with assists on Saturday (the Parke Heritage Wolves had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Seeger had to suffer through a rough 69-42 loss at the hands of Parke Heritage. Seeger has not had much luck with Parke Heritage recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Seeger's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Holland, who scored ten points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Pluimer, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Seeger's lineup was just a bit different on Saturday as Jack Cole got a bit more time on the court (19 vs. his season average of 9.05). Cole made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points along with two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Parke Heritage was led to victory by BT Luce and Treigh Schelsky. Luce scored 19 points along with three steals, while Schelsky dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten assists. It was the first time this season that Schelsky posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Carter Crum, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Seeger's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for Parke Heritage, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Seeger will challenge North Vermillion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Seeger focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday. Parke Heritage's road trip will continue as they head out to face Linton-Stockton at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Parke Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Linton-Stockton likes a good challenge.
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