Greene County suffered their closest loss since February 2nd on Saturday. They fell just short of the Richton Rebels by a score of 50-47. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rebels apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Greene County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tylan Blackston, who posted 15 points. Cordarius Molten was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daylin Carter, who had 15 points along with six boards and three steals. Carter's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Amos, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Greene County dropped their record down to 5-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Richton, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Greene County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-42 victory against Moss Point on the 17th. Richton will take on Presbyterian Christian in a holiday battle at at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Presbyterian Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Richton likes a good challenge.
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