Deerfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Stanton County Trojans, falling 64-41. The Spartans were not able to make up for their defeat to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in December of 2018.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cristian Botello, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 16 points. Colten Musil was another key player, putting up 16 points and seven boards.
Spartans
| 01/27/25 vs Stanton County | 41-64 |
| 01/25/25 @ Wichita County | 50-57 |
| 01/24/25 @ Elkhart | 55-71 |
| 01/21/25 @ Syracuse | 36-61 |
| 01/14/25 @ Elkhart | 65-73 |
Even though they lost, Deerfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Stanton County was led to victory by David Crane and Gerardo Robles. Crane shot 5-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Robles dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. The contest was Crane's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Rodriguez, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Deerfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Stanton County, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Deerfield has already played their next matchup (against Moscow), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Stanton County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stanton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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