Fullington Academy entered their game against Southwest Georgia Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Fullington Academy Trojans took a 50-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost seven in a row.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kathryn Akin, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. Akin has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaye Beth Womble, who earned 13 points plus two steals.
Even though they lost, Fullington Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Fullington Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Southwest Georgia Academy, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Fullington Academy will head out to take on Central Georgia Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fullington Academy is facing Central Georgia Arts at the right time seeing as Central Georgia Arts is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Southwest Georgia Academy, they and Deerfield-Windsor are set to duel on Tuesday.
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