Southern suffered their biggest defeat since January 26, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 73-50 to the Freeman Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Falcons are ranked sixth).
| 01/07/25 @ Freeman | 26 |
| 01/02/25 vs Weeping Water | 25 |
| 12/31/24 vs Axtell | 21 |
| 12/30/24 @ Lourdes Central Catholic | 17 |
| 12/21/24 @ Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer | 23 |
When it comes to explaining why Southern lost, don't look at Cooper Warford. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 21 on his way to 26 points. The matchup was Warford's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Meece, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 12 points.
Southern has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Freeman, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Southern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-48 loss against Exeter-Milligan/Friend on the 9th. Freeman has also already played their next match, a 71-45 victory against Tri County on the 11th.
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