Argos was the 66-62 winner over South Central when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Argos Dragons lost 65-42 to the South Central Satellites on Tuesday.
When it comes to explaining why Argos lost, don't look at Luke Stults. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 54.8% of Argos' points, marking the eighth time in a row Stults has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Austin, who scored ten points along with seven boards and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Clayten Strauch, who went 7-for-10 en route to 15 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. South Central is 6-3 when Strauch posts three or more steals, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Howard, who had 13 points.
Argos has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. South Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Argos has already played their next contest, a 48-43 defeat against North Judson-San Pierre on the 21st. As for South Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-32 win against Knox on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
