There's no place like home for Southern, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took down the Weeping Water Indians 58-43 on Thursday. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 31-29 win the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
| 01/02/25 vs Weeping Water | 25 |
| 12/31/24 vs Axtell | 21 |
| 12/30/24 @ Lourdes Central Catholic | 17 |
| 12/21/24 @ Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer | 23 |
| 12/14/24 vs Deshler | 19 |
| 12/13/24 vs Tri County | 22 |
Southern had a senior duo take command as Cooper Warford went 10 of 18 en route to 25 points and Kale Ames dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Warford's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alex Meece, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Southern was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weeping Water only racked up eight assists.
Weeping Water lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gus McGill, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. McGill is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Tejan, who had 12 points and four steals.
The victory got Southern back to even at 4-4. As for Weeping Water, their record is now 3-5.
Southern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-50 defeat against Freeman on the 7th. As for Weeping Water, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 60-47 loss against Pawnee City on the 7th.
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