The Brooks County Trojans lost against the Pelham Hornets back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Brooks County took a 50-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pelham. Brooks County has struggled against Pelham recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kanilyn Jones, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That was a full 37.5% of Brooks County's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Facari Chatmon, who scored 16 points.
Even though they lost, Brooks County were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their 14th loss (out of 20 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Brooks County dropped their record down to 6-19 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Pelham, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Brooks County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Bacon County at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Brooks County is ranked 474th, while Bacon County is ranked 460th). Pelham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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