Sundown was the 59-30 winner over New Deal when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Sundown Roughnecks took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Deal Lions on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Roughnecks came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Lions are ranked 853rd).
Several Roughnecks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nathan McAdams, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points. Briar Miller was another key player, putting up eight points.
Sundown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for New Deal, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Sundown will welcome Sudan at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for New Deal, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the New Deal Lions face off against the Whitharral Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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