South Sioux City suffered their closest loss since December 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Ralston Rams by a score of 62-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Lamar Rucker, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 15 boards for Ralston. Rucker has become a key player for Ralston: the team is 6-2 when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 3-8 otherwise. Manyok Manyok was another key player, putting up 13 points.
South Sioux City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Ralston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
South Sioux City has already played their next game (against Gross Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ralston, they have already played their next contest, a 59-38 victory against Schuyler on the 13th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
