Massac County fought the good fight in their overtime match against Ballard Memorial on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ballard Memorial Bombers by a score of 77-75. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 322nd in Illinois, while the Bombers are ranked 115th in Kentucky).
Jack Turner
| 02/08/25 @ Ballard Memorial | 41 |
| 11/27/24 vs Carrier Mills-Stonefort | 28 |
| 02/01/25 vs Cairo | 26 |
| 01/17/25 vs Gallatin County | 25 |
| 12/26/24 vs Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 25 |
Despite the loss, Massac County still got an impressive performance from Jack Turner, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 41 points. The dominant performance gave Turner a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jude Harmon, who posted 20 points.
Massac County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Ballard Memorial, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8.
Massac County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-70 loss against Herrin on the 11th. Ballard Memorial has also already played their next match (against Carlisle County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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