Tonight the ADM Tiger boys basketball team will be back on the hardwood for a solo contest against the North Polk Comets in non conference basketball action.
The Tigers are fresh off of a hard 62-70 loss at the hands of the Winterset Huskies on Friday and seek to bounce back as they take a quick break from conference action. ADM enters tonight’s contest at a 1-2 mark, 0-1 in non conference play. Coach Aaron Mager’s team wields a 43% shooting efficiency from field goal range while shooting 61% from the free throw line and averaging just over 63 points per game. Leading the way for the Tigers would be the big three in Payton Conrad, Tajen Ross, and Matt Larson a trio that earned over 60% of ADM point total last season, converting 57% of the teams FG attempts, and converting over 73% of the teams 3 point buckets from last season. As for this season, the same story applies for the trio draining over 80% of the teams total points while converting over 70% of the teams field goals and three point buckets.
Tajen Ross would be the teams individual point leader on the season averaging 22.3 points per game and shooting over 52% from field goal range through three games.
ADM’s opposition in North Polk comes in to tonight’s match up win less on the season at 0-6. They’re a team shooting 34% from the floor, converting on 45% of their free throws, while averaging 43.8 points per game through their first six games. Leading the charge for the Comets will be sophomore Colten Parkins averaging 11.7 points per game, shooting 35% from field goal range and 48% from the charity stripe.
This will be the first time this group of ADM Tigers have faced North Polk. The non conference bout will commence with game tip off at 7:30 pm but you can catch the action starting with pregame coverage at 7:15 on K107.9FM and streamed online at raccoonvalleyradio.com