Ola lost against Locust Grove back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Ola Mustangs fell to the Locust Grove Wildcats 65-61. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Defeat or not, Ola got some senior leadership from Nigel Thomas and Kunta Jenkins. Thomas almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, while Jenkins went 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Matin Bello, who posted ten points.
Tyler Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Locust Grove, almost dropping a double-double on 28 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Kaeden Union, who put up 13 points and five steals.
Ola's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Locust Grove, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5.
Ola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-70 defeat against McDonough on the 17th. As for Locust Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 60-55 win against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on the 17th.
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