The Rockingham County Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a serious blow against Dudley, falling 92-52. Rockingham County has struggled against Dudley recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Rockingham County still got an impressive performance from Dalton Johnson, who scored 22 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That was a full 42.3% of Rockingham County's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Rumbley, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Jerron Blackwell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Dudley, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Ishmael Mande was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Rockingham County has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Dudley, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rockingham County won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Leadership Academy at 3:00 p.m. on January 13th. One thing working in Leadership Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games. Dudley won't have much time to rest: their next game is against College Prep & Leadership Academy at 5:00 p.m. on January 13th. College Prep & Leadership Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
