The Meridian Mustangs were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 44-19 walloping at the hands of Red Cloud.
Despite the defeat, Meridian had strong showings from Kolton Kumpf, who scored four points along with 12 rebounds and two blocks, and Maddox Haake, who scored eight points. It was the first time this season that Kumpf posted two or more blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Red Cloud to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wyatt Frey, who scored 13 points along with two steals and two blocks. Frey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Gage Ely was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with two steals.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Red Cloud, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Meridian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Red Cloud also has no future games currently scheduled.
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