Basketball Recap: Clay County Takes a Loss

Clay County lost against Pickett County last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Clay County Bulldogs were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to the Pickett County Bobcats.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pickett County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathaniel Cobb, who went 7-for-9 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. Cobb is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last 13 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Amonett, who posted 15 points along with seven assists and seven boards.

Clay County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Pickett County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.

Clay County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pickett County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-39 victory against Van Buren County on the 10th.