East Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell to the South Brunswick Cougars 55-49. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 46-45 two weeks ago.
Several Gators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaden Troy, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 34.7% of East Columbus' points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Alex Melvin was another key player, putting up ten points.
Jayden Daniels continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Brunswick, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Chase Robinson, who had 13 points.
East Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for South Brunswick, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
East Columbus didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-39 win against Jones on the 9th. As for South Brunswick, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-34 defeat against Ashley on the 10th.
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