Basketball Recap: Eufaula Comes Up Short

After flying high against Headland on Friday, Eufaula came back down to earth. The Eufaula Tigers lost 58-37 to the Russell County Warriors on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Warriors are ranked 49th).

Leading Russell County to victory were Jeron Mckenzie and Antonio Lockhart. Mckenzie went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points and four steals, while Lockhart posted nine points and three steals. Lockhart is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Joshua Battle, who put up seven points and three steals.

Eufaula's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Russell County, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.

Eufaula wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 63-60 win against Carroll on the 20th. As for Russell County, they will head out to challenge Pike Road at 5:00 p.m. on January 25th.