The Roane County Raiders had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 48-38 victory over Braxton County on Monday. That's another feather in the cap for Roane County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Roane County was led to victory by Shaun Caldwell and Cam Cumpston. Caldwell scored 13 points along with three blocks, while Cumpston dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Cumpston also posted two+ blocks for the first time this season.
Despite the loss, Braxton County still got an impressive performance from Landon Stewart, who scored eight points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Hunt, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Braxton County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roane County only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Roane County's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Braxton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Roane County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Clay County at 7:30 p.m. on February 13th. Clay County is coming into the contest with five straight losses on the road, meaning Roane County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Braxton County, they will challenge Wirt County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Braxton County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Monday.
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