The Knox City Greyhounds and the Benjamin Mustangs squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Knox City Greyhounds had to settle for second. They took a 75-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (64), Knox City still had to take the loss.
Several Greyhounds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Devin Guillory, who scored 22 points along with six assists and two steals. Guillory is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Bryson Callaway was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Grayson Rigdon was his usual excellent self, scoring 47 points along with five assists and three steals for Benjamin. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Rigdon has scored at least a third of Benjamin's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Hayes, who scored 15 points.
Knox City's defeat dropped their record down to 28-4. As for Benjamin, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
Knox City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benjamin, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Irion County at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Benjamin's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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