It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Morgan County can now relate to. They fell to the Murray County Indians 71-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Morgan County still got an impressive performance from Jaden Young, who almost dropped a double-double with 31 points and nine boards. Those 31 points gave Young a new career-high. Kymora Smith was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Morgan County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.
Bulldogs
| 02/28/25 vs Murray County | 66-71 |
| 02/25/25 vs Carver | 58-33 |
| 02/21/25 vs Westside | 70-54 |
| 02/19/25 vs Drew Charter | 64-31 |
| 02/15/25 vs Callaway | 62-51 |
Morgan County moved to 21-10 with that loss, which also ended their 15-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for Murray County, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 30-1.
Morgan County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murray County, they will take on Hardaway at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardaway will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Murray County surely won't give up without a fight.
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