After soaring to 65 points the game before, Ness City was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Hodgeman County Longhorns, falling 58-30. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-29 last Thursday.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Benjamin Durham, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points. Thane Brenner was another key player, putting up four points.
Brody Schroeder was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds for Hodgeman County. The dominant performance also gave Schroeder a new career-high in steals (three). Ian Reece was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.
Ness City now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Hodgeman County, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Ness City will venture away from home to square off against Kinsley at 7:40 p.m. on Friday. Ness City is facing Kinsley at the right time seeing as Kinsley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hodgeman County, they will welcome Ashland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hodgeman County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
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