South lost against Maize back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Cougars took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maize Eagles. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 01/14/25 vs Maize | 16 |
| 12/05/23 vs Junction City | 15 |
| 01/25/24 vs Haysville Campus | 13 |
| 01/23/24 vs Newton | 12 |
| 01/03/25 @ Derby | 10 |
Despite the loss, South still got an impressive performance from Gavin Devoe, who went 7 of 12 en route to 16 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Devoe a new career-high in points.
Maize's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Myovela led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alec Grill, who posted 12 points along with five assists and four steals.
South has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Maize, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
South will head out to take on Maize South at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South is facing Maize South at the right time seeing as Maize South is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Maize, they will be playing at home against Valley Center at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maize is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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