The Meigs County Tigers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by McMinn Central on the road and fell 74-33. While losing is never fun, Meigs County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while McMinn Central is ranked eighth).
Leading McMinn Central to victory were Karina Bystry and Molly Masingale. Bystry scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, while Masingale scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Masingale has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Mayfield, who scored eight points.
Meigs County's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for McMinn Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 26-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Meigs County will take on Marion County at TBD on Friday. Meigs County is facing Marion County at the right time seeing as Marion County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for McMinn Central, they will play host again and welcome Bledsoe County, where tip off is scheduled for TBD on Friday. One thing working in McMinn Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games.
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