The Tates Creek Commodores's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their 11th straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Scott. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Xarek Sarakatsannis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Scott, scoring 22 points. The matchup was Sarakatsannis' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Connor Griffin, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds.
Tates Creek bumped their record down to 1-11 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Scott, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tates Creek and Frederick Douglass will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Frederick Douglass' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Scott and Pendleton County will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
