After losing to Russellville the last time they met, Deshler decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Deshler Tigers managed a 74-70 victory over the Russellville Golden Tigers on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
When it comes to explaining why Russellville lost, don't look at EJ King. Despite the final result, he posted 37 points. That was a full 52.9% of Russellville's points, marking the 17th time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jah Williams, who had 14 points.
Tigers
| 01/30/25 vs Russellville | 74-70 |
| 01/27/25 vs Lauderdale County | 67-43 |
| 01/24/25 vs Wilson | 50-31 |
| 01/21/25 vs Hatton | 77-33 |
Deshler pushed their record up to 16-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Russellville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.
As of now, neither Deshler nor Russellville have any future games scheduled.
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