Estill County's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They walked away with a 57-50 win over the Newton Falls Tigers. Given the Engineers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in Kentucky, while the Tigers are ranked 212th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon McGregor and Travis Tursack certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. McGregor dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Tursack went 5 of 6 on his way to 10 points and seven rebounds. Those ten points gave Tursack a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Phil Davis, who posted eight points.
Estill County's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Newton Falls, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Estill County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-74 win against Garrard County on the 17th. As for Newton Falls, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-31 defeat against Howland on the 17th.
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