Roadrunners stretch win streak to six

Nov. 23 - St. Louis Community College at Sedalia

The SFCC Roadrunners picked up a 72-57 victory over St. Louis Community College on Tuesday night, Nov. 23, inside the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center. The game was part of the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference schedule.

SFCC took a 36-32 lead into halftime. The Roadrunners held St. Louis to 24 points in the second half to secure the victory, which was the fourth in a row for the Roadrunners.

"We got to play 10 different players tonight," said Roadrunners Head Coach Matt Brown. "I thought we shot the ball well from the free-throw line, and we also shot pretty good from beyond the three-point line. We know they are a gritty team; we play them every year. It was a good win for us."

Freshman guard Yame Butler led SFCC in scoring with 19 points. Freshman guard/forward Cam Tweedy contributed 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Tweedy also tied for the team lead in assists with four with freshman guards Caleb Mims and Chad Kratzer, Jr. Kratzer also added 10 points to go along with a team-high four steals. Freshman forward Kingsley Ijeoma blocked a team-high three shots.

Nov. 26 - Highland Community College at Moberly

SFCC defeated Highland Community College 72-60 to open their portion of the Moberly Classic on Friday, Nov. 26. The victory was the fifth in a row for SFCC.

SFCC had four players score in double figures. Freshman guard Caleb Mims led the team in scoring with 14 points and a team-high three steals. Freshman guard/forward Will Wilson and Kratzer contributed 11 points each. Tweedy recorded a double-double with 10 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Tweedy also dished out a team-high six assists. Freshman forward Clance Crosby and Ijeoma tied for the team lead in blocked shots with two.

"Highland is really good; that was a great win for us," said Brown.

Nov. 27 - Rock Valley College at Moberly

SFCC (10-2) earned a come-from-behind 70-68 victory over Rock Valley College, the 15^th-ranked team in the Division III Men's Basketball Poll on Saturday, Nov. 27. The game was part of the Moberly Classic and the sixth victory in a row for SFCC.

"We had a big win yesterday, and we didn't warm up very well," said Brown. "Rock Valley was ready to play, and we really weren't. We had to claw our way back into the game."

Roadrunners trailed 68-58 in the second half. SFCC battled back to tie the game at 68 with 15.3 seconds remaining in the contest. Freshman guard Elliott Sieger scored a difficult layup attempt with about two seconds remaining to give SFCC the lead. Rock Valley missed a last-second shot to give SFCC the victory.

"Rock Valley is a good team," said Brown. "It's different now that we have started to win some games. We used to be the team that was chasing everyone else, now, people really want to beat us. Elliott came in and made a big basket for us."

Kratzer led the team in scoring with 17 points. Wilson contributed 11. Ijeoma pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and blocked a team-high three shots. Caleb Mims led the team in steals with two and dished out a team-high five assists.

"I thought Will and Chad both played well," said Brown. "I thought Kingsley gave us some good minutes down the stretch. Will Wilson was able to get to the basket."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics