Grundy County/Newtown-Harris fought the good fight in their overtime match against Winston on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Winston Red Birds by a score of 46-44. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Birds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Grundy County/Newtown-Harris lost, don't look at Hunter Miller. Despite the final result, he went 13 of 30 on his way to 32 points along with seven steals and five boards. That was a full 72.7% of Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Boren, who scored a point in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Winston, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tri-County at 7:00 p.m. on February 18th. After both having extra time off, Winston and Cainsville will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on February 18th.
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