Basketball Recap: Jason Crenshaw's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Marbury over Chilton County

Marbury was the 61-44 winner over Chilton County when they last played one another back in November of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Marbury Bulldogs took a 72-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chilton County Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (56), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.

Marbury lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jason Crenshaw, who posted 15 points. The dominant performance gave Crenshaw a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamar Brown, who had 14 points.

Chilton County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jackson Yates, who put up six points along with nine rebounds and five blocks. Cayden Meank was another key player, going 6 for 14 on his way to 20 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Marbury and nudges their season record down to 8-11. As for Chilton County, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14.

Marbury wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-52 loss against Holtville on the 23rd. As for Chilton County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-32 defeat against Benjamin Russell on the 23rd.