South lost against Maize back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Cougars took a blow against the Maize Eagles, falling 81-39. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Eagles are ranked 45th).
Gavin Devoe
| 02/11/25 @ Maize | 64% |
| 02/07/25 @ Hutchinson | 50% |
| 02/04/25 vs Haysville Campus | 50% |
| 01/31/25 @ Haysville Campus | 67% |
| 01/25/25 vs Salina Central | 67% |
| + 2 more games |
Despite the loss, South still got an impressive performance from Gavin Devoe, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 16 points. Devoe is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last seven games he's played. Camden Augustine also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Maize was led to victory by Brayden Myovela and Alan Hanna. Myovela dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Hanna went 9-for-13 to rack up 20 points and six steals. Those six steals gave Hanna a new career-high. Kingston Lerma was another key player, putting up six points.
This is the second loss in a row for South and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Maize, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
South wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-50 loss against Maize South on the 14th. As for Maize, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 86-64 victory against Valley Center on the 14th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
