
Mustangs
02/08/25 vs Eads | 70 |
01/28/25 @ Potter-Dix | 56 |
01/24/25 vs Evangel Christian Academy | 53 |
02/04/25 @ Briggsdale | 51 |
12/14/24 vs Lone Star | 51 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Prairie). They blew past the Eads Eagles 70-46 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted since December 9, 2023.
Tyler Troudt had a dynamite game for Prairie, almost dropping a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Troudt a new career-high in points. Hunter Johnson also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Prairie was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Eads lost, don't look at Stockton Mitchek. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 20 to rack up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Nelson, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 11 points and five steals.
Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 40.8% in those games and 22.7% outside of them. As for Eads, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Prairie will square off against Caliche at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Eads, they will take on South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eads is facing South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at the right time seeing as South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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