{"id":51808,"date":"2019-12-09T10:10:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=51808"},"modified":"2019-12-09T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:10:18","slug":"indians-struggle-in-third-place-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=51808","title":{"rendered":"Indians struggle in third-place game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By JAYCEE DALE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays High School boys’ basketball team struggled to start its third-place game against Lawrence Free State on Saturday afternoon at the HHS gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians had a hard time scoring against the Free State defense, only managing two points in the first quarter. That spelled doom as HHS fell 46-31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second quarter started with the Indians trailing 10-2. Going into the locker room, Hays High trailed Free State 26-11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HHS continued its struggles to find a way around Free State’s defense, only scoring four points in the third quarter while trailing 40-15 entering the final eight minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians tried to rally, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians’ record is now 1-2. They will host Colby on Dec. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TJ Nunnery was the only Indian in double digits, finishing with 11 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n