After flying high against New Brockton last Tuesday, Luverne came back down to earth. The Luverne Tigers fell to the Brantley Bulldogs 66-61. The Tigers were down 63-42 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jayden Parks was nothing short of spectacular for Brantley: he went 9 of 16 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. The game was Parks' 15th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daylan Davis, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Luverne dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Brantley, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Luverne and Charles Henderson will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Brantley, they and Jay will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Brantley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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