Basketball Recap: New Madrid County Central's Luck Changes for the Better on Friday

If Cairo wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played New Madrid County Central, they should've done a better job of containing Ra'Mond Brooks. The New Madrid County Central Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cairo Pilots on Friday, sneaking past 54-52 thanks in part to Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times he's played.

New Madrid County Central moved to 3-11 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Cairo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.

New Madrid County Central has already played their next matchup (against Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cairo has already played their next contest, a 69-55 victory against Kelly on the 18th.