Sweet Water was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 52-34 bruising from the Marengo Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 77-58 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.
Marengo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Moore led the charge by shooting 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of DeVontae Tucker, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Sweet Water's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Marengo, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Sweet Water has already played their next matchup (against Excel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marengo will square off against Shields at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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