Chiefs’ junior Hudson Torrez followed up his 40-point performance against Clinton on Tuesday with an impressive 24-point game against the Blue Devils on Friday, but it wasn’t enough.
Big Foot (8-7 overall, 5-5 Rock Valley) only trailed 33-28 at halftime as Torrez and senior Evan Penniman each put up 10 points.
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