If New Underwood was feeling good fresh off their 66-23 takedown of Bennett County last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The New Underwood Tigers took a hard 56-42 fall against the Lemmon Cowboys on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cowboys are ranked 20th).
New Underwood's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Enos, who posted 11 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Enos, who went 5-for-11 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, New Underwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
New Underwood's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Lemmon, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.
The future could be bright for both New Underwood and Lemmon: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. New Underwood will try to hand White River their third-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lemmon will look to extend Faith's three-game losing streak when the meet at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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