After soaring to 63 points the game before, Ness City was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 55-29 to the Hodgeman County Longhorns. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-16.
Ness City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cadyn Harley, who posted seven points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Broxton Gall, who had two points and five assists.
Ness City's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Hodgeman County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
While Ness City had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday.
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