It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Seymour Owls ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past Bloomington North 43-40. The victory was familiar territory for Seymour who now have three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Bloomington North lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Lindeman. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Lindeman's 12th in a row with at least ten points.
Bloomington North struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Seymour pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bloomington North, they have fallen quite a ways from their 19-6 record last season and are now at 4-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Seymour and Salem will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Salem will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Seymour is ranked 40th). As for Bloomington North, they will head out on the road to face off against Martinsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
