You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hill City on Monday. Everything went their way against the Thunder Ridge Longhorns as the Hill City Ringnecks made off with a 58-32 victory. The Ringnecks pushed the score to 44-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Longhorns had little chance of recovering from.
Carson Keith
| 02/17/25 @ Thunder Ridge | 22 |
| 02/13/25 vs Quinter | 24 |
| 02/07/25 @ Rawlins County | 29 |
| 02/04/25 vs Phillipsburg | 25 |
| 01/31/25 @ Oakley | 18 |
| + 5 more games |
Hill City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Keith led the charge by going 8-for-17 en route to 22 points and six rebounds. Keith's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Zohner, who posted eight points in addition to ten boards and four blocks.
Hill City was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Thunder Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Evan Slavik and Brillon Mcdowell. Slavik scored two points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Mcdowell earned four points. The dominant performance gave Mcdowell a new career-high in points.
Hill City's record now sits at 7-11. As for Thunder Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hill City will welcome Russell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Thunder Ridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rock Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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