Pontotoc lost against New Albany back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Pontotoc Warriors fell to the New Albany Bulldogs 69-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (60), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Leading New Albany to victory were Issac Gilbert and Decorion Hardin. Gilbert dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Hardin went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Gilbert a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Kamron Ray, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Pontotoc dropped their record down to 8-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for New Albany, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pontotoc won't have much time to rest: their next match is against New Hope at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pontotoc's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests. As for New Albany, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Byhalia at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Albany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
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