Recap: Jellico Blue Devils vs. Hughes Lions
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Jellico Blue Devils can now relate to. The matchup between them and the Lions wasn't particularly close, with the Blue Devils falling 77-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaac Mcnealy, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Mcnealy hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of John Zecchini, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Jellico's loss dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Hughes, they pushed their record up to 18-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Jellico does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hughes' road trip will continue as they head out to face Gordonsville on March 15th. Gordonsville will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Hughes surely won't give up without a fight.
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