South Iron won the last time they faced Hillsboro and things went their way on Tuesday too. The South Iron Panthers pulled ahead with a 55-54 photo finish over the Hillsboro Hawks. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Hawks are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillsboro's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gunner Sutton, who posted 13 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gregory Robinson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
South Iron's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Hillsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
When South Iron and Hillsboro next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. South Iron will try to stop Bunker's nine-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on January 7th. Meanwhile, Hillsboro will try to stop St. Francis Borgia's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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