If Slocum was riding high fresh off their 55-14 takedown of Neches last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Slocum Mustangs took a 64-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oakwood Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Creede Kessel
| 02/11/25 vs Oakwood | 28 |
| 02/07/25 @ Neches | 8 |
Despite the loss, Slocum saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Creede Kessel went 8-for-15 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, Kessel is now averaging an impressive 18 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Branden Brown, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 14 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Slocum was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Slocum's defeat dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Oakwood, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-10.
Slocum has already played their next contest, a 41-33 win against Covington on the 18th. Oakwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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