Rock Creek came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past the Tushka Tigers with a 52-47 win on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.
Despite the defeat, Tushka saw an underclassman step up: freshman Cleat Zike went 7 for 14 on his way to 21 points and three steals. That was a full 44.7% of Tushka's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kason Duvall was another key player, putting up seven points.
Rock Creek's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Tushka, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Rock Creek will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Coalgate at 8:00 p.m. on January 27th. Tushka has already played their next match (against Stuart), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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