If Cass was riding high fresh off their 92-31 takedown of Southeast Whitfield County last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cass Colonels were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 52-51 to the Cartersville Hurricanes. The Colonels have struggled against the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cartersville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nas Bennett, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 20 points. That's the most points Bennett has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards.
Cass' loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-5. As for Cartersville, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3.
Cass didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-46 defeat against Cedartown on the 13th. As for Cartersville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 62-61 victory against Hiram on the 13th.
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