You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lone Star's strategy against Deer Trail on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lone Star Longhorns blew the Deer Trail Eagles out of the water with a 61-19 final score. With the Longhorns ahead 42-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
01/11/25 vs Deer Trail | 7 |
01/10/25 @ Hi-Plains | 5 |
12/19/24 vs Weldon Valley | 5 |
12/14/24 @ Prairie | 3 |
12/13/24 vs Denver Waldorf | 2 |
12/10/24 vs Peetz | 6 |
Lone Star's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grant Kuntz led the charge by going 5 for 7 en route to 10 points along with eight boards and seven steals. Kuntz is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Anderson Weathers, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Lone Star smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
The victory got Lone Star back to even at 3-3. As for Deer Trail, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lone Star has already played their next game (against Briggsdale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Deer Trail didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-29 defeat against Flagler on the 14th.
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