After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Christopher, Zeigler-Royalton was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Elverado Falcons 61-59. The win almost wasn't to be: the Tornadoes were down 35-21 in the second quarter.
River Freeman
| 01/21/25 vs Elverado | 37 |
| 12/06/24 vs Elverado | 35 |
| 02/22/25 @ Elverado | 33 |
| 01/20/25 vs Agape Christian | 31 |
| 02/07/25 vs Trico | 30 |
| + 24 more games |
River Freeman was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 33 points and 13 boards. He has become a key player for Zeigler-Royalton: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 30 points, but 5-20 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Rogers, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Zeigler-Royalton's record now sits at 9-21. As for Elverado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.
Looking ahead, Zeigler-Royalton will challenge Woodlawn at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Zeigler-Royalton is facing Woodlawn at the right time seeing as Woodlawn is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Elverado does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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