Kirby has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Monday as they fell 75-60 to the Fayette Ware Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 20th).
Tarecous Stevens was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 16 boards for Fayette Ware. Stevens is becoming a predictor of Fayette Ware's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 25-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Quaylan Hampton, who shot 67% from the field to rack up 15 points and four steals.
Kirby's defeat dropped their record down to 21-11. As for Fayette Ware, the victory (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 27-5.
Kirby does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fayette Ware, they will face off against Fulton at 2:15 p.m. on March 20th. Fayette Ware is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.3 points per game this season.
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