The Holly Wildcats pushed their score all the way to 67 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to Crowley County. It was the first time this season that Holly let down their fans at home.
Holly's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Truman King, who scored 23 points along with six assists and three blocks. King is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Eaton, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds.
Gunner Hughes was his usual excellent self, scoring 28 points along with six assists for Crowley County. That makes it four consecutive games in which Hughes has scored at least a third of Crowley County's points. Malaki McNeal was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five assists.
Holly's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for Crowley County, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Holly will head out on the road to take on Crowley County at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Crowley County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for they, they will look to defend their home court against Holly at 2:00 p.m. One thing working in Holly's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.
