South Decatur unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 77-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trinity Lutheran Cougars on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Decatur of the 77-64 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
South Decatur lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Karson Templeton, who went 10 for 20 en route to 24 points plus three steals. Another player making a difference was Drake Scaggs, who went 8 for 18 en route to 19 points plus eight assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, South Decatur smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Kade Gillaspy had a dynamite game for Trinity Lutheran, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Lang, who went 9 for 16 en route to 23 points plus five assists.
South Decatur will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on North Decatur at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Lutheran has already played their next matchup (against South Decatur), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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