After flying high against Hulett last Thursday, Southeast came back down to earth. The Southeast Cyclones took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers on Friday. The Cyclones haven't had much luck with the Doggers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Southeast lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ayden Desmond, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 34.4% of Southeast's points, marking the third time in a row Desmond has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Beaux Shimic, who shot 67% from the field to rack up 18 points.
Even though they lost, Southeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.
Leading Lingle-Fort Laramie to victory were Brady Cook and Brody Roberts. Cook dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards, while Roberts went 8-for-17 en route to 17 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. Cook is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last 48 games he's played dating back to last season. Anthony Arnusch was another key player, shooting 63% from the field on his way to 18 points.
Southeast's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Lingle-Fort Laramie, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 24-0.
Southeast has already played their next game, a 63-39 win against HEM on the 1st. As for Lingle-Fort Laramie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 59-47 victory against Upton on the 1st.
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