Southern lost against Columbiana back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Southern Indians fell 67-59 to the Columbiana Clippers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 725th, while the Clippers are ranked 312th).
Columbiana got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Brown out in front who went 7 of 9 to rack up 19 points along with six boards and three blocks. What's more, Brown also posted a 78% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Hunter Davanzo was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Southern and nudges their season record down to 6-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-6 David Anderson (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.3% over those games). As for Columbiana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-2.
Southern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-48 defeat against Wellsville on the 31st. As for Columbiana, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-51 victory against David Anderson on the 31st.
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