Pike Road has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 78-70 loss to the Russell County Warriors. The Patriots were down 63-42 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Leading Russell County to victory were Jeron Mckenzie and Joshua Battle. Mckenzie went 8 of 11 en route to 20 points and eight steals, while Battle went 8 of 16 on his way to 20 points. With that strong performance, Mckenzie is now averaging an impressive 3.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacorrian Roberts, who posted six points.
Pike Road's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Russell County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-4.
Pike Road wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 77-57 win against Park Crossing on the 7th. As for Russell County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-39 victory against Rehobeth on the 7th.
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