After flying high against Crowell on Saturday, Northside came back down to earth. The Northside Indians were beaten by the Merkel Badgers 70-35 on Saturday.
Rance Teague and Colt Ford certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Teague posted nine points, while Ford scored nine points.
Northside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Merkel, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Northside will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Knox City at 7:30 p.m. on December 31st. As for Merkel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-53 defeat against Coleman on the 17th.
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