Warren entered their match against Scales Mound on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Warren Warriors fell 68-57 to the Scales Mound Hornets. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-67 back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Warren lost, don't look at Bryce VanRaalte. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds. VanRaalte has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Treyton Pafford was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Warriors
| 02/04/25 vs Scales Mound | 57-68 |
| 02/03/25 @ Lena-Winslow | 50-73 |
Even though they lost, Warren smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Aidan Soppe, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards for Scales Mound. Those 12 rebounds gave Soppe a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaden Duerr, who posted 14 points and six assists.
Warren's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-7. As for Scales Mound, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-12.
Warren has already played their next game (against West Carroll), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Scales Mound will host Galena at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Scales Mound knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Galena likes a good challenge.
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