Basketball Recap: Deryian Mitchell's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Jack Britt over Seventy-First

Jack Britt lost against Seventy-First two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Jack Britt Buccaneers lost 60-39 to the Seventy-First Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Falcons are ranked 99th).

Jack Britt lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was DeRyian Mitchell, who posted 11 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Tubbs, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.

Jack Britt's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Seventy-First, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.

Jack Britt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Seventy-First, they have already played their next contest, a 51-50 win against Lumberton on the 22nd.