Anderson County suffered their closest defeat since December 1, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Iola Mustangs by a score of 56-54. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 68-46.

Noah Porter
02/14/25 vs Iola | 21 |
02/11/25 @ Osawatomie | 31 |
02/10/25 vs Wellsville | 39 |
02/07/25 vs Girard | 28 |
02/04/25 vs Burlington | 16 |
+ 9 more games |
Anderson County's loss came despite strong showings from Noah Porter and Brayden Wheat. Porter posted 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Wheat en route to 16 points. Porter's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points.
Cortland Carson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Iola, to rack up 25 points and seven boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Carson has scored at least a third of Iola's points. Another player making a difference was Lucas Maier, who had six points.
Anderson County's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Iola, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-11.
Coincidentally, Anderson County and Iola will both be playing Wellsville the next time they take the court. Anderson County will head out to face Wellsville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Iola will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on February 24th.
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