Adams was the 55-26 winner over Turner when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Adams Cougars fell 43-30 to the Turner Lions on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1304th, while the Lions are ranked 590th).
Despite the loss, Adams still got an impressive performance from Darius McDonald, who posted 14 points and three steals. McDonald is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Velez, who earned seven points and six rebounds.
Turner found their leader in sophomore Matthew Stone, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Leo Portillo, who had nine points.
Adams dropped their record down to 1-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Turner, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Adams will head out to face off against Spruce at 7:30 p.m. on December 17th. As for Turner, they will venture away from home to square off against Trimble Tech on Thursday. Turner is facing Trimble Tech at the right time seeing as Trimble Tech is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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