Columbia lost against Republic back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lions had to suffer through a 97-30 loss at the hands of the Tigers.
Republic found their leader in sophomore Landon Short, who shot 77% from the field to rack up 42 points and eight rebounds. Short's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Christopher Pacheco, who posted nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Republic, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Columbia is set to challenge their familiar foe Selkirk at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Republic will square off against rival Curlew at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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