Fruitdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 34th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Southern Choctaw Indians, falling 64-26. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Indians are ranked 220th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern Choctaw to victory, but perhaps none more so than Antonio McGee Jr, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. McGee Jr continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Demarco Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Fruitdale's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Southern Choctaw, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Fruitdale will challenge Satsuma at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fruitdale is facing Satsuma at the right time seeing as Satsuma is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Southern Choctaw, they will take on McIntosh at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Southern Choctaw is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
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