After flying high against the Wakefield Bombers last Thursday, the Herington Railroaders came back down to earth. Herington fell to Goessel 50-45. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Herington in their matchups with Goessel: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Herington still got an impressive performance from Mason Mortensen, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 48.9% of Herington's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyus Becker, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Noah Schrag was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and five steals for Goessel. Koy Smith was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with four steals and two blocks.
Herington's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Goessel, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9.
Herington will head out on the road to face off against Solomon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Solomon will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Herington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Goessel, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Classical at 7:30 p.m. Classical will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Goessel surely won't give up without a fight.
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